Program and candidate experience with virtual interviews for the 2020 Complex General Surgical Oncology interview season during the COVID pandemic

Maureen V. Hill; Eric A. Ross; Derrick Crawford; Lily Lai; Kiran Turaga; Elizabeth G. Grubbs; John Mullen; Sean Dineen; Michael D'Angelica; Sanjay Reddy; Jeffrey M. Farma

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.007

Program and candidate experience with virtual interviews for the 2020 Complex General Surgical Oncology interview season during the COVID pandemic

Maureen V. Hill, Eric A. Ross, Derrick Crawford, Lily Lai, Kiran Turaga, Elizabeth G. Grubbs, John Mullen, Sean Dineen, Michael D'Angelica, Sanjay Reddy, Jeffrey M. Farma

Surgical Oncology

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Background: The COVID crisis hit during the interview season for the Complex General Surgical Oncology (CGSO) fellowship. With minimal time to adapt, all programs transitioned to virtual interviews. Here we describe the experience of both program directors (PDs) and candidates with virtual interviews, and provide guidelines for implementation based on the results. Methods: Surveys regarding interview day specifics and perceptions were created for CGSO fellowship PDs and candidates. They were distributed at the conclusion of the season, prior to match. Results: Thirty (94%) PDs and 64 (79%) candidates responded. Eighty-three% of PDs and 79% of candidates agreed or strongly agreed that they felt comfortable creating a rank list. If given the choice, 60% of PDs and 45% of candidates would choose virtual interviews over in-person interviews. The majority of candidates found PD overviews, fellows only sessions and pre-interview materials helpful. Conclusion: Overall, the majority of PDs and candidates felt comfortable creating a rank list; however, more PDs preferred virtual interviews for the future. Our results also confirm key components of a virtual interview day.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	99-103
Number of pages	5
Journal	American Journal of Surgery
Volume	222
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.007
State	Published - Jul 2021

Keywords

COVID
Interviews
Recruitment
Surgical oncology

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Surgery

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Hill, M. V., Ross, E. A., Crawford, D., Lai, L., Turaga, K., Grubbs, E. G., Mullen, J., Dineen, S., D'Angelica, M., Reddy, S., & Farma, J. M. (2021). Program and candidate experience with virtual interviews for the 2020 Complex General Surgical Oncology interview season during the COVID pandemic. American Journal of Surgery, 222(1), 99-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.007

Hill, MV, Ross, EA, Crawford, D, Lai, L, Turaga, K, Grubbs, EG, Mullen, J, Dineen, S, D'Angelica, M, Reddy, S & Farma, JM 2021, 'Program and candidate experience with virtual interviews for the 2020 Complex General Surgical Oncology interview season during the COVID pandemic', American Journal of Surgery, vol. 222, no. 1, pp. 99-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.007

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