Virtual Recruitment: Experiences and Perspectives of Internal Medicine Program Directors

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, internal medicine residency recruitment in fall 2021 was exclusively conducted virtually.1 This change represented a major shift in recruitment strategies and operations for US training programs, with limited data on best practices for virtual interviews.2, 3 Prior to COVID-19, applicants routinely traveled for in-person interviews with program faculty, met with program leadership and current residents, and visited the location and health care facilities. The in-person interview process provided applicants the benefit of learning about the culture and multiple aspects of the program and its location and had a major influence on how applicants ranked programs.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research