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ArticleAcademic radiology2022

The Effect of Virtual Interviews and Social Media on Applicant Decision-Making During The 2020-2021 Resident Match Cycle.

Cynthia Czawlytko, Elana Smith, Omer Awan, Charles Resnik, Rydhwana Hossain

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Article in Academic radiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cynthia CzawlytkoUniversity of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Electronic address: cynthiaczawlytko@gmail.com.
Elana SmithUniversity of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
Omer AwanUniversity of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
Charles ResnikUniversity of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
Rydhwana HossainUniversity of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
University of Maryland, Baltimore · USUniversity of Maryland Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RATIONALE AND

objectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the residency application and interview process. Due to social distancing concerns, residency programs have had to virtually showcase their program to applicants, many utilizing social media. Similarly, applicants have had to devise novel ways of assessing "goodness of fit", one of the top factor's applicants use when ranking programs (1). Whether or not these attempts made an impact on an applicant's decision-making process has yet to be determined. MATERIALS AND

methodsResidency candidates interviewing for a diagnostic and/or interventional radiology residency position at our institution completed an online survey. The goal of the survey was to assess the potential influence of virtual interviews, social media, and virtual events on an applicant's decision to apply to, interview at, and rank residency programs.

results78/156 (50%) candidates completed the survey. Thirty-five percent reported applying to more programs and 58% reported accepting more interviews than they would have if interviews were not virtual. Forty-two percent reported that social media played a vital role during the application season and 71% reported using social media to learn more about the program. Sixty-nine percent attended a virtual open house, 57% of whom reported that attending the open house influenced their decision to apply to a program. Sixty-three percent reported that attending a virtual reception influenced a program's ranking.

conclusionSocial media has had a growing role in the medical community, and the COVID-19 pandemic likely accelerated an inevitable shift in residency program "branding" and how applicants perceive overall "goodness of fit".

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COVID-19Internship and ResidencySocial MediaHumansPandemicsSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID34244069
PMCPMC9884537
OpenAlexW3179784832

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