A Novel Curriculum to Prepare Internal Medicine Residents for Fellowship Interviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Applications to the Fellowship Match through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Specialties Matching Service (SMS) are at an all-time high. Data regarding the preparedness of medical residents who go through the interview process is limited.

Objective

To assess whether the implementation of an interview curriculum could improve medical resident preparedness for and performance during fellowship interviews.

Methods

All third-year internal medicine residents (N = 18) at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (Northwell) applying to subspecialty fellowship participated in an interview curriculum that comprised a didactic session and an Objective Structured Teaching Exercise (OSTE). Participants were surveyed on preparedness before and af

SUBMITTER: Sinclair M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585249 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature