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Hagedorn JC, Chen J, Weiss WM, et al. Interviewing in the Wake of COVID-19: How Orthopaedic Residencies, Fellowships, and Applicants Should Prepare for Virtual Interviews. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021;29(7):271-277doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01148.
Hagedorn, J. C., Chen, J., Weiss, W. M., Fredrickson, S. W., & Faillace, J. J. (2021). Interviewing in the Wake of COVID-19: How Orthopaedic Residencies, Fellowships, and Applicants Should Prepare for Virtual Interviews. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 29(7), 271-277. https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01148
Hagedorn, John C, et al. "Interviewing in the Wake of COVID-19: How Orthopaedic Residencies, Fellowships, and Applicants Should Prepare for Virtual Interviews." The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons vol. 29,7 (2021): 271-277. doi: https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01148
Hagedorn JC, Chen J, Weiss WM, Fredrickson SW, Faillace JJ. Interviewing in the Wake of COVID-19: How Orthopaedic Residencies, Fellowships, and Applicants Should Prepare for Virtual Interviews. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Apr 01;29(7):271-277. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01148. PMID: 33315646.
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Apr 01;29(7):271-277. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01148.

Interviewing in the Wake of COVID-19: How Orthopaedic Residencies, Fellowships, and Applicants Should Prepare for Virtual Interviews.

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

John C Hagedorn, Jie Chen, William M Weiss, Saul W Fredrickson, John J Faillace

Affiliations

  1. From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (Hagedor, Chen, Weiss, Fredrickson, Faillace).

PMID: 33315646 DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01148

Abstract

On May 7, 2020, the Coalition for Physician Accountability's released "Medical Students in the Class of 2021: Moving Across Institutions for Post Graduate Training," which comprises official recommendations on keeping programs and medical students safe during the upcoming match cycle with the challenges posed by COVID-19. In these recommendations, away rotations are discouraged, and all programs are compelled to commit to virtual interviews. Unlike employers and applicants in other industries, orthopaedic residency/fellowship programs and candidates seeking those positions have not routinely conducted virtual interviews. Without in-person interviews, applicants may perceive a limited ability to demonstrate their qualifications, judge program culture, and gauge ultimate program compatibility. Likewise, programs may perceive the inability to evaluate a candidate in real time, physically show program strengths, and ultimately judge applicant compatibility. Careful preparation and execution of a virtual interview can overcome these perceived limitations, whereas benefits, such as decreased cost for both programs and applicants, can make virtual interviews appealing. The purpose of this review was to help define a virtual interview, illustrate the benefits, and offer tips to both programs and applicants on how to prepare and perform optimally on an interview day.

Copyright © 2021 by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

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