Mitigating Concerns over Virtual Interviews for Surgical Residencies and Fellowships

In their letter about the commentary “Virtual Interviews for Fellowship and Residency Applications Are Effective Replacements for In-Person Interviews and Should Continue Post-COVID,”1 Haley and colleagues raise several very salient concerns about the impact of virtual interviews for residency and fellowship, especially with regard to equity and the potential for differential impacts on those who are underrepresented in medicine (UIM). That Invited Commentary was based on the article “Initial Experience with a Virtual Platform for Advanced Gastrointestinal Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Interviews.”2
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter Source Type: research