A Residency Interview Training Program to Improve Medical Student Confidence in the Residency Interview.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Residency Match is becoming more competitive each year, and more than ever, medical students must prove themselves in the residency interview. Data from the 2018 National Residency Matching Program's Program Director Survey highlight the importance of the interview on Match performance. We developed a residency interview training program with the goal of preparing medical students for residency interviews, and we assessed the impact of the training on medical student confidence.

Methods

Our residency interview training program includes (1) a short didactic session on the residency interview process, (2) an informational packet with commonly asked questions, (3) two 20-minute practice (mock) interviews, (4) 10 minutes of face-to-face feedback from interviewer

SUBMITTER: Donaldson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7373200 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature