Open AccessA Game of Adaptability
Author(s) -
Boateng Kubi,
James Keiler,
Anthony Douglas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000004983
Subject(s) - medicine , adaptability , covid-19 , resource (disambiguation) , pandemic , frame (networking) , medical education , management , pathology , computer science , computer network , telecommunications , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics
Virtual recruitment of candidates applying into General Surgery residency during the COVID-19 pandemic presented a number of benefits and challenges. Notable benefits for candidates included financial and resource cost savings, the ability to conduct multiple interviews within short time frame, and the ability to meet more faculty members on virtual interview day. Challenges included technological difficulties, difficulty assessing culture and authenticity of in-program relationships, zoom fatigue, and inability to form relationships with co-applicants. After assessing our experiences with these benefits and challenges, the authors recommend that future recruitment cycles maintain virtual interview days with optional, nonevaluative open house days for revisit and second look opportunities.