A single center evaluation of applicant experiences in virtual interviews across eight internal medicine subspecialty fellowship programs

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ID15328233
AuthorsLaura A Huppert (0000-0002-8512-5608, Hematology/Oncology Fellow in the Hematology/Oncology Division in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Gerald C Hsu (University of California, San Francisco), Gerald Hsu (Associate Professor in the Hematology/Oncology Division in the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Najwa El‐Nachef (University of California, San Francisco), Najwa Elnachef (Associate Professor in the Gastroenterology Division in the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Lynn A Flint (University of California, San Francisco), Lynn Flint (Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), James A Frank (Professor in the Pulmonary/Critical Care Division in the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA), Lianne S Gensler (0000-0001-6314-5336, Professor in the Rheumatology Division and Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center in the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Edward C Hsiao (0000-0001-8924-106X, Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, and Program Director of the Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Fellowship Program at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Raman R Khanna (Division of Hospital Medicine and Program Director of the Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Raman Khanna (0000-0003-0117-075X, University of California, San Francisco), Atif Qasim (Associate Professor in the Cardiology Division in the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Cardiology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Brian S Schwartz (0000-0002-0739-9865, Professor in the Infectious Diseases Division in the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Eric Widera (0000-0003-2296-2852, Professor in the Division of Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Carly Zapata (0000-0003-4362-908X, Assistant Professor in the Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine Division in the Department of Medicine and Program Director of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA), Jennifer M Babik (0000-0001-6914-4959, Associate Professor in the Infectious Disease Division in the Department of Medicine, Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency, and Associate Program Director of the Infectious Disease Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume26
Issue1
Publication date2021-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Education Online (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10872981.2021.1946237
OpenAlexW3176849852
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most graduate medical education (GME) training programs conducted virtual interviews for prospective trainees during the 2020-2021 application cycle. Many internal medicine (IM) subspecialty fellowship programs hosted virtual interviews for the first time with little published data to guide best practices.To evaluate how IM subspecialty fellowship applicants perceived the virtual interview day experience.We designed a 38-item questionnaire that was sent via email to applicants in eight IM subspecialty programs at a single tertiary academic medical center (University of California, San Francisco) from September-November, 2020.Seventy-five applicants completed the survey (75/244, 30.7%), including applicants from all eight fellowship programs. Most survey respondents agreed that the length of the virtual interview day (mean = 6.4 hours) was long enough to gather the information they needed (n = 65, 86.7%) and short enough to prevent fatigue (n = 55, 73.3%). Almost all survey respondents agreed that they could adequately assess the clinical experience (n = 71, 97.3%), research opportunities (n = 72, 98.6%), and program culture (n = 68, 93.2%). Of the respondents who attended a virtual educational conference, most agreed it helped to provide a sense of the program's educational culture (n = 20, 66.7%). Areas for improvement were identified, with some survey respondents reporting that the virtual interview day was too long (n = 11) or that they would have preferred to meet more fellows (n = 10).Survey respondents indicated that the virtual interview was an adequate format to learn about fellowship programs. These findings can inform future virtual interviews for GME training programs

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