Development, implementation, and uptake of a novel Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) residency recruitment committee strategy in the era of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Given restrictions on electives outside of medical students' home institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the objective of this study was to create a novel recruitment strategy for the University of Ottawa's (uOttawa) urology residency program.

Methods

A steering committee was formed and created a three-part recruitment strategy that included a new uOttawa urology website, a residency program social media campaign (Twitter and Instagram), and a virtual open house (VOH). Descriptive data from the website and Instagram and Twitter accounts were collected. Attendees of the VOH completed a mixed-methods survey, which collected quantitative and qualitive responses assessing aspects of the VOH and virtual resource use.

Results

From August 1 to December 31, 2

SUBMITTER: Nham E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245950 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature