Journal article
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Applicants to Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry Programs and Recommendations for Virtual Interviews
Journal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.), Vol.89(2), pp.117-125
05/15/2022
PMID: 35986473
Abstract
Purpose:To assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on applicants for advanced education programs in pediatric dentistry in the United States and provide recom- mendations for virtual interviews (VI).
Methods:A cross-sectional survey was emailed to pediatric
dentistry applicants in the 2020-2021 cycle.
Results:One hundred seventy-five applicants responded. Virtual interviews were the universal format during this timeframe. Forty-four percent admitted to applying to programs they were not initially strongly considering and 42
percent accepted inter- views they would have declined if they had to travel. Applicants found social events with residents only (80 percent), a program overview presentation (86 percent), a virtual tour (77 percent) and a question-and-answer session with residents (85 percent) to be helpful.
One-on-one or paired faculty interviews were the most preferred inter- view method. More than half (55 percent) thought programs were not able to learn about them as effectively through virtual compared to an in-person format.
Conclusions: VI caused different applicant behavior
due to the low time and financial investment. Applicants valued their time with residents to learn about programs, but were split in their preferences for virtual, in-person or hybrid interviews. Programs can use findings from this study to plan future recruitment cycles.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Applicants to Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry Programs and Recommendations for Virtual Interviews
- Creators
- Kimberly HammersmithDavid Avenetti - Dr. Avenetti is an associate professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Ill., USAVineet Dhar - Dr. Dhar is a clinical professor and chair, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, Md., USAMitali Patel - George Washington UniversityJeffrey Karp - University of MinnesotaAnnMarie Matusak - University of CincinnatiKecia Leary - University of IowaJodee McDaniel - The Ohio State UniversityJin Peng
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.), Vol.89(2), pp.117-125
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- PMID
- 35986473
- ISSN
- 1551-8949
- eISSN
- 1935-5068
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/15/2022
- Academic Unit
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9984367721602771
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