Improving the Residency Program Virtual Open House Experience: A Survey of Urology Applicants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the perception and value of virtual open houses for urology applicants in the COVID-19 era, since students can no longer attend subinternships and all interviews will be conducted virtually.

Methods

A Twitter survey was sent to 230 likely urology applicants connected through the UroResidency platform. It asked about the relative value of components of the virtual open house and areas for suggested improvement.

Results

Seventy responded. Most potential applicants valued virtual open houses that discussed strengths and weaknesses of the program, had time to interact directly with the faculty, and included resident led presentations or discussions. Most agreed programs needed to have more direct time with residents to better understand the cultur

SUBMITTER: Jiang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7547824 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature