Perception of the Virtual Interview Format in Hand Surgery Fellowship Applicants.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic occurred during the interview period for numerous surgical fellowships, resulting in most programs transitioning to a virtual interview format during the 2020-2021 application cycle. This study investigated modifications adopted by fellowship programs and perceptions of the virtual interview format among hand surgery fellowship applicants.

Methods

Voluntary, anonymous online surveys were emailed to all applicants to the Johns Hopkins hand surgery fellowship during the 2020-2021 interview cycle. The surveys were released after the rank order list certification deadline on May 6, 2021, and closed on May 18, 2021, before the match results were released. Descriptive statistics based on the overall cohort and primary outcome of an app

SUBMITTER: Major M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9342699 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature