Do Interviews Really Matter in Generating Programs and Applicants' Rank Lists for the Match?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A paucity of data exists on the role of the interview day in programs and applicants' final rank list. The objective of our study was to investigate the impact interview day has on our programs and our interviewees' final rank list.

Methods

For the 2020 appointment year, our program used an Electronic Residency Application System Application Scoring Tool and Interview Scoring Tool to generate the preliminary rank list for our pulmonary and critical care fellowship applicants. The final rank list was decided after interviewers' discussion during the program's rank list meeting. We aimed to correlate the preliminary and final lists. We also surveyed applicants on the importance of interview day in generating their rank list.

Results

The final and the prelimina

SUBMITTER: Di Felice C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10269772 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature