Website usability analysis of United States emergency medicine residencies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Council of Residency Directors (CORD) in Emergency Medicine (EM) has recommended that all residency programs should conduct virtual interviews for the 2020 to 2021 application cycle due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While factors such as geographical region, city, program size, or hospital affiliation are not modifiable, EM residencies can bridge the information gap created by a lack of face-to-face interaction by representing themselves digitally. Measuring usability provides an objective method for EM residencies to improve their Web presence and effectively represent themselves to applicants.

Methods

Our sample set included 55 U.S. EM residency program websites. Using methodology replicated from previous literature on health care website usability, we divided u

SUBMITTER: Fundingsland E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8171769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature