Virtual Medicine Interviews: National Survey of Residents and Program Directors' Perceptions

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Abstract

This study explored the perceptions and experiences of Residents, subspecialty program directors (PDs), and interviewers during the 2021 CaRMS medical subspecialty virtual interviews. 62 third-year-residents, 59 PDs, and 113 interviewers responded to the survey. Strengths of virtual interviews included reduced cost, stress, risk of COVID-19 infection, and more environmentally friendly. Weaknesses of virtual interviews included decreased ability to connect personally and informally, and inability to tour medical facilities and cities. A majority of both residents (59.6%) and PDs/interviewers (54.6%) supported conducting interviews virtually in the future. This study provides suggestions on how to improve the virtual interview process for medical and analogous the next iteration and highlights the impact COVID-19 has had on IM residents during the subspecialty match process.

Authors

• Nicole Relke

• Eleftherios Kyprianos Soleas, Queen's University

• Janet Lui