A Game of Adaptability: Reflecting on the Highlights and Challenges of Applying for Surgical Residency During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Ann Surg
; 274(5): e381-e382, 2021 11 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1455427
ABSTRACT
Virtual recruitment of candidates applying into General Surgery residency during the COVID-19 pandemic presented a number of benefits and challenges. Notable benefits for candidates included financial and resource cost savings, the ability to conduct multiple interviews within short time frame, and the ability to meet more faculty members on virtual interview day. Challenges included technological difficulties, difficulty assessing culture and authenticity of in-program relationships, zoom fatigue, and inability to form relationships with co-applicants. After assessing our experiences with these benefits and challenges, the authors recommend that future recruitment cycles maintain virtual interview days with optional, nonevaluative open house days for revisit and second look opportunities.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
General Surgery
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Education, Medical, Graduate
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Faculty
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Surg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
SLA.0000000000004983
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