Multicenter Study of Optional In-Person Visits to Residency Programs After Virtual Interviews.

ABSTRACT: Background Compared to in-person recruitment, virtual interviewing reduces costs and promotes equity. However, many residency applicants believe that visiting programs helps inform their rank decisions. Objective We assessed the feasibility of and stakeholder opinions about optional in-person visits after virtual interviewing and program rank list finalization. Methods Six internal medicine residency programs conducted virtual recruitment in 2022-2023 and finalized their rank lists 4 weeks before the deadline. Applicants were invited for optional in-person visits after program rank list finalization. Interviewed applicants, program directors, and program administrators were given surveys that included 7-17 questions and employed "skip logic," discrete answers (eg, "yes

SUBMITTER: O'Connor AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10686638 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature