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ArticleAEM education and training2020

Applicant Attitudes Toward the Association of American Medical Colleges' Standardized Video Interview.

Ashlea D Winfield, Neeraj Chhabra, Michael A Schindlbeck, Steven H Bowman

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Article in AEM education and training, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ashlea D WinfieldCook County Health Chicago IL.
Neeraj ChhabraCook County Health Chicago IL.
Michael A SchindlbeckCook County Health Chicago IL.
Steven H BowmanCook County Health Chicago IL.
Cook County Health and Hospitals System · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Standardized Video Interview (SVI) was developed by the American Association of Medical Colleges to allow applicants to include objective data about professional behaviors and interpersonal and communication skills. Although the SVI pilot was administered to individuals applying to emergency medicine (EM) residency programs during the 2018 Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) cycle, little data have been published evaluating the applicant's perceptions. This survey aims to assess EM residency applicant attitudes toward the SVI.

methodsDuring the 2018 ERAS application season an anonymous survey was administered to interviewees at one urban Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved EM residency. Respondents were asked questions regarding the production of their video interviews, thoughts regarding the additive value of the SVI, and individual demographic data such as ethnicity and sex. Participation was optional.

resultsA total of 219 of 238 candidates completed the survey representing a 92% response rate. While the majority of applicants did not feel that their ethnicity impacted their application, 58.1% of those who did self-identified as African American or Asian. A total of 8.7% of respondents felt the SVI added information about their professional behaviors and 11% felt that it added information about interpersonal and communication skills. Only 2.8% of survey respondents felt the SVI should remain a portion of the ERAS application.

conclusionsMost respondents felt that the SVI was not an accurate representation of their interpersonal and communication skills or their professionalism and that it did not add value to their applications. While most cohorts were not concerned about bias regarding sex, ethnicity, sex, or age, a small subset felt that there was a potential for the SVI to bias the party reviewing their applications. Very few applicants felt the SVI should remain a part of the ERAS application. Applicant attitudes toward the SVI are largely negative and require further investigation prior to becoming a standard part of applicants' ERAS files.

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PMID31989064
PMCPMC6965673
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