The Impact of Virtual Interviewing during the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Residency Application Process: One Institution's Experience

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Purpose To assess the impact of virtual interviewing during the COVID-19 pandemic on the residency application process and to compare applicant costs and time spent interviewing during the 2020-2021 application cycle with prior years. Method Fourth-year medical students at the University of Kansas School of Medicine applying for first-year residency positions via the National Resident Matching Program Match completed an electronic 46-item survey after submitting their rank lists during each application cycle from 2015-2016 to 2020-2021. The authors used descriptive statistics and t tests to analyze and compare responses to demographics questions and questions regarding number of submitted applications, offered and completed interviews, ranked programs, costs, and time spent interviewing. They used thematic analysis to code respondents' narrative comments about the virtual interviewing experience. Results From 2015-2016 to 2020-2021, 994 (of 1,190; 83.5%) respondents completed the survey. From 2019-2020 to 2020-2021, the average total cost of applying to residency per applicant dropped by $3,566 (P

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Nilsen, K., Walling, A., Johnson, M., Curran, M., Irwin, G., Meyer, M., & Unruh, G. (2022). The Impact of Virtual Interviewing during the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Residency Application Process: One Institution’s Experience. Academic Medicine, 97(10), 1546–1553. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004761

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