Conducting Virtual Simulated Skills Multiple Mini-Interviews for General Surgery Residency Interviews.
J Surg Educ
; 78(6): 1786-1790, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1243065
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We describe the feasibility of transitioning simulated skills assessments during general surgery interviews from an in-person to virtual format. DESIGN/SETTING:
Technical and nontechnical skill multiple mini-interviews (MMIs) were performed virtually and assessed for 109 applicants during virtual general surgery interviews over 2 days at a tertiary academic medical center.RESULTS:
We demonstrate the feasibility of virtually assessing general surgery residency applicants' technical and non-technical skills. Using a virtual MMI format during general surgery interviews, we assessed communication, emotional intelligence, anatomical knowledge, interpretation of medical tests, knot tying, and suturing. Four tasks (communication, emotional intelligence , anatomical knowledge, and interpretation of tests) were assessed synchronously by trained general surgery interns. Applicants submitted a recording of themselves performing knot tying and suturing tasks, which were asynchronously assessed after the interview day. Applicants rated the MMI experience highly (4.3/5) via postinterview day survey and the majority of applicants felt that station objectives were met in the virtual format.CONCLUSIONS:
We report a successful experience implementing technical and nontechnical virtual MMIs with capacity for 120 applicants during general surgery residency interviews. In the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to assess surgical leaners virtually is essential. Virtual skills assessments may provide a more comprehensive picture of applicants and enable residency programs to better assess residents when gathering in person is not feasible.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
General Surgery
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COVID-19
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Surg Educ
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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