TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of the Virtual Interview on Candidate Experience and Outcomes
T2 - Society of Academic Urologists National Survey of Interns Who Participated in the 2020-2021 Urology Match
AU - Movassaghi, Miyad
AU - Lemack, Gary E.
AU - Broderick, Gregory
AU - Greene, Kirsten
AU - Ibeziako, Onyi
AU - Mirza, Moben
AU - Murphy, Alana
AU - Thavaseelan, Simone
AU - Wolter, Christopher
AU - Takacs, Elizabeth
AU - Badalato, Gina M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - 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 Association (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 following 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 surgical 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 virtually, 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 translated well from the VI process. This platform offers a method of overcoming conventional geographic and financial barriers associated with the in-person interview process.
AB - 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 Association (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 following 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 surgical 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 virtually, 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 translated well from the VI process. This platform offers a method of overcoming conventional geographic and financial barriers associated with the in-person interview process.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.urology.2023.02.022
DO - 10.1016/j.urology.2023.02.022
M3 - Article
C2 - 36871647
AN - SCOPUS:85152716282
SN - 0090-4295
VL - 176
SP - 28
EP - 35
JO - Urology
JF - Urology
ER -