Journal article
The Impact of the Virtual Interview on Candidate Experience and Outcomes: Society of Academic Urologists National Survey of Interns Who Participated in the 2020-2021 Urology Match
Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.176, pp.28-35
06/01/2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.02.022
PMID: 36871647
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To examine retrospective experiences with the virtual interview (VI) process among postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) urology residents who participated in the 2020-2021 American Urologic Associa-tion (AUA) Match cycle.METHODS A 27-question survey created by a Society of Academic Urologists Taskforce on VI was distributed to PGY1 residents from 105 institutions between February 1, 2022 and March 7, 2022. The survey asked respondents to reflect on the VI process, cost concerns, and how experiences at their current program aligned with prior VI representation.RESULTS A total of 116 PGY-1 residents completed the survey. The majority felt the VI represented the fol-lowing domains well: (1) institution/program culture and strengths (74%), (2) representation of all faculty/disciplines (74%), (3) resident quality of life (62%), (4) personal fit (66%), (5) quality of sur-gical training and volume (63%), and (6) opportunities to meet residents (60%). Approximately 71% of respondents did not match at their home program or a program they visited in-person. Within this cohort, 13% agreed important aspects of their current program were not translated virtu-ally, and they would not have prioritized the program had they been able to visit in-person. In total, 61% ranked programs they ordinarily might not have listed during an in-person interview season. Overall, 25% deemed financial costs a "very important" consideration during the VI process.CONCLUSION The majority of PGY1 urology residents reported key components of their current program trans-lated well from the VI process. This platform offers a method of overcoming conventional geo-graphic and financial barriers associated with the in-person interview process. UROLOGY 176: 28-35, 2023. & COPY; 2023 Elsevier Inc.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Impact of the Virtual Interview on Candidate Experience and Outcomes: Society of Academic Urologists National Survey of Interns Who Participated in the 2020-2021 Urology Match
- Creators
- Miyad Movassaghi - Columbia University Irving Medical CenterGary E. Lemack - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterGregory Broderick - Mayo Clinic in FloridaKirsten Greene - University of Virginia HospitalOnyi Ibeziako - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterMoben Mirza - University of Kansas Medical CenterAlana Murphy - Thomas Jefferson University HospitalSimone Thavaseelan - Brown UniversityChristopher Wolter - Mayo Clinic HospitalElizabeth Takacs - University of IowaGina M. Badalato - Columbia University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.176, pp.28-35
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.urology.2023.02.022
- PMID
- 36871647
- ISSN
- 0090-4295
- eISSN
- 1527-9995
- Number of pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984544602502771
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