Open AccessVirtual Interview, Real Anxiety: Prospective Evaluation of a Focused Teaching Programme on Confidence Levels Among Medical Students Applying for Academic Clinical Posts
Author(s) -
Agata P. Zielinska,
Jamie A Mawhinney,
Natalie Grundmann,
Sosipatros Bratsos,
Jean K. Ho,
Ankur Khajuria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s306394
Subject(s) - anxiety , psychology , medical education , self confidence , preference , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , economics , microeconomics
In 2020, final year medical students applying for the United Kingdom's competitive academic training posts face an additional challenge because interviews are conducted online rather than in-person. We assessed how this new format influences anxiety and the impact of a targeted course on candidates' confidence levels.