Virtual Residency Interview Experience: The Child Neurology Residency Program Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic presented many challenges for graduate medical education, including the need to quickly implement virtual residency interviews. We investigated how different programs approached these challenges to determine best practices.

Methods

Surveys to solicit perspectives of program directors, program coordinators, and chief residents regarding virtual interviews were designed through an iterative process by two child neurology residency program directors. Surveys were distributed by email in May 2021. Results were summarized using descriptive statistics.

Results

Responses were received from 35 program directors and 34 program coordinators from 76 programs contacted. Compared with the 2019-2020 recruitment season, in 2020-2021, 14 of 35 program

SUBMITTER: Ream MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482581 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature