
The Virtual Mock Oral Examination: A Multi‐institutional Study of Resident and Faculty Receptiveness
Author(s) -
Goodman Joseph F.,
Saini Prashant,
Straughan Alexander J.,
Badger Christopher D.,
Thakkar Punam,
Zapanta Philip E.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2473-974X
DOI - 10.1177/2473974x21997392
Subject(s) - likert scale , helpfulness , otorhinolaryngology , medical education , medicine , family medicine , metropolitan area , covid-19 , psychology , disease , social psychology , developmental psychology , pathology , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, several American Board of Medical Specialties members have implemented board exams in an online format. In response, we decided to evaluate the efficacy and receptiveness of otolaryngology faculty and residents to a web‐based virtual mock oral examination (MOE). Faculty and residents from DC‐metropolitan institutions were recruited for decentralized virtual MOE in early 2020. A total of 28 faculty and 20 residents signed up. Follow‐up included a survey study consisting of Likert scale and free‐text questions to evaluate receptiveness. Helpfulness of the exercise was rated as an average of 8.8 and 9.06, respectively, by faculty and residents on a 10‐point Likert scale. Likelihood to recommend a similar exercise to others was 9.2 and 9.3, respectively, for faculty and residents. All survey respondents said they would participate again if given the opportunity. We conclude that existing videoconferencing technologies can be effective tools for conducting virtual MOE by otolaryngology residency programs.