Open AccessPGY1 Resident‐Led Mock Virtual Interviews to Prepare for the 2022 Otolaryngology Residency Virtual Interviews
Author(s) -
Blumenstein Nicole Rose,
Bruss David Mendel,
Kan Krystal,
Yu Jeffrey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oto open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2473-974X
DOI - 10.1177/2473974x211067947
Subject(s) - interview , session (web analytics) , medical education , otorhinolaryngology , psychology , medicine , computer science , world wide web , psychiatry , political science , law
Due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, virtual interviews are planned for the 2021‐2022 residency application cycle. The virtual interview will remain novel to applicants for each match cycle until the graduating medical student class has experience from virtual interviews during their medical school admissions. The virtual interview poses unique challenges that are unique from in‐person formats. Given the lack of experience of applicants in the 2022 match, practicing interviewing skills prior to the actual date is vital to success. We describe a postgraduate year 1 (PGY1)–run mock interview session for applicants preparing for the 2021‐2022 otolaryngology interview cycle and discuss the methodology. Deliberate practice with PGY1 residents who have just recently undergone the virtual interview process can better prepare applicants for their virtual interviews, improve on‐camera behaviors, and ameliorate mental health challenges unique to the virtual format.