ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2022
Virtual Gastroenterology Fellowship Recruitment During COVID-19 and Its Implications for the Future.
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- Paving a Path Forward After an Unsuccessful GI Fellowship Match.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Review
- Virtual Interviews in the Post-COVID-19 Emergency Era: Insights from the Gastroenterology Fellowship Applicants and Programs.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Article
- Applicant-Fellow Virtual Sessions in Recruitment for Gastroenterology Fellowship.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Article
- Virtual versus In-Person Ophthalmology Interviews: Perceptions of U.S. Ophthalmology Fellowship Applicants in 2022-2023.Journal of academic ophthalmology (2017) · 2023Article
- The new normal: a review of the impact of COVID-19 on gastroenterology fellowship training.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2023Review
- An Overview of the GI Fellowship Interview: Part II-Tips for Selection Committees and Interviewers.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2022Article
- Virtual Interviews for Sports Medicine Fellowship Positions Save Time and Money but Don't Replace In-Person Meetings.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Virtual Recruitment: Experiences and Perspectives of Internal Medicine Program Directors.The American journal of medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
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aimsAmid the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education organizations endorsed a virtual recruitment format, representing a stark change from traditional in-person interviews. We aimed to identify the attitudes and perceptions of Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Directors (PDs) and applicants regarding the virtual interview experience and the role of virtual interviews (VI) in the future.
methodsWe designed separate surveys targeting PDs and applicants using the Qualtrics software. At the end of the interview season, we e-mailed both survey links to all PDs and requested that they forward the applicant survey to their interviewed candidates. Surveys were voluntary and anonymous. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data with results presented as percentages.
resultsA total of 29.7% of PDs completed the survey. Compared to traditional interviews, VI were viewed by 46.5% of PDs to be very suboptimal or suboptimal. Yet, 69.1% envisioned a role for VI in the future. A total of 14.2% of applicants completed the survey. Compared to traditional interviews, VI were viewed by 42.3% of applicants to be very suboptimal or suboptimal. However, 61.8% saw a future role for VI. While both applicants and PDs reported that establishing an interpersonal connection was a disadvantage with VI, applicants placed more emphasis on this need for connection (p = 0.001).
conclusionOverall, PDs and applicants report mixed views with regard to VI but anticipate that it may continue to have a future role. VI may augment future recruitment cycles with care taken to not disadvantage applicants, who rely heavily on the interview process to create personal connections with programs.
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