Initial Experiences With a 2-Stage Residency Interview Process.

ABSTRACT: Background A drawback to interviews having largely become virtual is candidates' difficulty sensing a program's fit. Programs have offered nonevaluative second looks to address this. There is concern that in-person contact with candidates would still indirectly contribute to a candidate's evaluation. Objective We describe implementing an alternative interview structure to incorporate the benefits of virtual and in-person interviews, and describe preliminary feasibility and acceptability data. Methods Our general surgery program selection process for the 2022-2023 application cycle included a first phase of holistic review and a second phase of interviews. The second phase had a first round of virtual interviews, then a second round of in-person interviews (with a virtu

SUBMITTER: Nimer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11475429 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature