成功申请人和项目主任对加拿大外科子专业虚拟住院选择过程的看法

IF 0.7 4区 医学 Q4 SURGERY
Plastic surgery Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2022-07-05 DOI:10.1177/22925503221108468
Jad Abi-Rafeh, Victoria Sebag, Hassan ElHawary, Dino Zammit, Mirko S Gilardino
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简介:新冠肺炎大流行使研究生外科项目用于招募、互动和选择通过加拿大居民匹配服务(CaRMS)申请的医学生的策略发生了重要转变。随着这一前所未有的向虚拟申请人选择的转变,本研究试图探索和分析第一批项目主任(PD)和参与这一过程的申请人的观点。方法:使用谷歌表格为参与2021年CaRMS外科亚专业选择过程的PD和申请人设计了一项横断面调查研究。问题涉及虚拟参与方法的形式和内容、面试本身,以及对未来申请者的建议。结果:35名PD和40名成功申请者(n = 75)参与了这项研究。据报道,降低成本是PD在线面试最常见的好处(85%),其次是效率(71%)、加强资源管理(49%)和进行更多面试的能力(23%)。强有力的推荐信(80%)和面试表现(74%)仍然是虚拟申请人选择中最重要的因素。参加虚拟招聘活动并没有增加提供面试的可能性(n = 2429%的PD),尽管亲自选修课的能力具有巨大的价值。大多数申请人(90%)报告说,虚拟信息会议是学习课程的最佳方法;工作文化和环境是最受重视的话题(90%)。成功的申请者对他们是否适合匹配的项目提供了76%的平均信心。73%的申请人(n = 29)倾向于虚拟面试或模棱两可,而51.4%的PD(n = 18) 更喜欢为未来的团队进行虚拟面试。结论:学员在虚拟选拔过程中满怀信心地进入实习,PD对自己的选择充满信心。尽管对于虚拟面试或面对面面试的偏好没有明确的共识,但虚拟居民选择有几个优势。无论面试形式如何,面对面的选修课的影响都很难被取代。强调并讨论了申请人在面试前参与项目的重要性,并提出了最佳实践建议。
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Successful Applicant and Program Director Perspectives on the Virtual Residency Selection Process for Canadian Surgical Subspecialties.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic imparted an important shift in strategies postgraduate surgical programs use to recruit, interact with, and select medical students applying through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS). With this unprecedented shift toward virtual applicant selection, this study sought to explore and analyze perspectives of the first cohort of program directors (PDs) and applicants who participated in this process. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was designed using Google Forms for both PDs and applicants participating in the 2021 CaRMS surgical subspecialty selection process. Questions pertained to format and content of virtual engagement methods, the interview itself, as well as advice for future applicants. Results: Thirty-five PDs and 40 successful applicants (n = 75) participated in the study. Cost reduction was the most commonly reported benefit of online interviewing by PDs (85%), followed by efficiency (71%), enhanced resource management (49%), and ability to conduct more interviews (23%). Strong letters of reference (80%) and interview performance (74%) remained the most significant factors in virtual applicant selection. Attendance to virtual recruitment events did not increase the likelihood of offering interviews (n = 24, 69% of PDs), although the ability to perform in-person electives held tremendous value. Most applicants (90%) reported on virtual information sessions as the best method for learning about programs; work culture and environment were topics most valued as discussion points (90%). Successful applicants provided an average confidence of 76% regarding their suitability with their matched programs. Seventy-three percent of applicants (n = 29) had either a preference for virtual interviews or were equivocal, while 51.4% of PDs (n = 18) preferred interviews to be conducted virtually for future cohorts. Conclusion: Trainees are entering residency with confidence following a virtual selection process, and PDs feel confident in their selections. Although no clear consensus exists regarding preference for virtual or in-person interviews, several advantages for virtual resident selection exist. The influence of an in-person elective was found difficult to replace, regardless of interview format. The importance of applicant engagement with programs prior to interviews is highlighted and discussed with recommendations provided for best practices.

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Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery Medicine-Surgery
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期刊介绍: Plastic Surgery (Chirurgie Plastique) is the official journal of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Group for the Advancement of Microsurgery, and the Canadian Society for Surgery of the Hand. It serves as a major venue for Canadian research, society guidelines, and continuing medical education.
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