Evaluating Applicant Perceptions of the Impact of Social Media on the 2020-2021 Residency Application Cycle Occurring During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, residency programs in the United States conducted virtual interviews during the 2020-2021 application season. As a result, programs and applicants may have relied more heavily on social media-based communication and dissemination of information.

Objective

We sought to determine social media's impact on residency applicants during an entirely virtual application cycle.

Methods

An anonymous electronic survey was distributed to 465 eligible 2021 Match applicants at 4 University of California Schools of Medicine in the United States.

Results

A total of 72 participants (15.5% of eligible respondents), applying to 16 specialties, responded. Of those who responded, 53% (n=38) reported following prospective

SUBMITTER: Naaseh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527380 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature