TY - JOUR
T1 - Breast Imaging Fellowship Virtual Interviews
T2 - The Program Director’s Perspective
AU - Katzen, Janine
AU - Nguyen, Jonathan
AU - Zuckerman, Samantha
AU - Wang, Lilian
AU - Whitman, Gary
AU - Mango, Victoria
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Society of Breast Imaging 2023. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Objective: To evaluate breast imaging fellowship program directors’ perspectives on the virtual interview process. Methods: A 20-question survey constructed by members of the Fellowship Match Committee of the Society of Breast Imaging was distributed to all 99 breast imaging program directors registered with the Society. An initial e-mail with a link to the survey was distributed on September 9, 2022, and the survey was closed on October 1, 2022. Results were compiled and a descriptive statistical analysis was performed utilizing Microsoft Excel. Results: There were 63 total responses (63/99, 64% response rate). There was a wide distribution in both the number of applications received and the number of interviews each program offered. Just under a fifth (12/63, 19%) of programs received 1 to 5 applications, whereas a quarter (16/63, 25%) received over 40 applications. In contrast, over a quarter (17/63, 27%) of programs interviewed 1 to 5 applicants, and only a small number (3/63, 5%) interviewed over 40 applicants. When reporting what worked best with the virtual interview process, the responses fell into the following 4 categories: efficiency, flexibility, virtual format, or other. When reporting what did not work well, the most common response (14/37, 38%) was conveying the atmosphere of the program in the virtual setting. Conclusion: This study provides an assessment of the virtual interview experience from the perspective of breast imaging fellowship programs, which may be useful in optimizing future interview experiences for programs and applicants.
AB - Objective: To evaluate breast imaging fellowship program directors’ perspectives on the virtual interview process. Methods: A 20-question survey constructed by members of the Fellowship Match Committee of the Society of Breast Imaging was distributed to all 99 breast imaging program directors registered with the Society. An initial e-mail with a link to the survey was distributed on September 9, 2022, and the survey was closed on October 1, 2022. Results were compiled and a descriptive statistical analysis was performed utilizing Microsoft Excel. Results: There were 63 total responses (63/99, 64% response rate). There was a wide distribution in both the number of applications received and the number of interviews each program offered. Just under a fifth (12/63, 19%) of programs received 1 to 5 applications, whereas a quarter (16/63, 25%) received over 40 applications. In contrast, over a quarter (17/63, 27%) of programs interviewed 1 to 5 applicants, and only a small number (3/63, 5%) interviewed over 40 applicants. When reporting what worked best with the virtual interview process, the responses fell into the following 4 categories: efficiency, flexibility, virtual format, or other. When reporting what did not work well, the most common response (14/37, 38%) was conveying the atmosphere of the program in the virtual setting. Conclusion: This study provides an assessment of the virtual interview experience from the perspective of breast imaging fellowship programs, which may be useful in optimizing future interview experiences for programs and applicants.
KW - breast imaging education
KW - breast imaging fellowship
KW - breast imaging fellowship interviews
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U2 - 10.1093/jbi/wbad072
DO - 10.1093/jbi/wbad072
M3 - Article
C2 - 38243860
AN - SCOPUS:85182910978
SN - 2631-6110
VL - 6
SP - 80
EP - 85
JO - Journal of Breast Imaging
JF - Journal of Breast Imaging
IS - 1
ER -