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Maria Montanez Villacampa1, Mark T Nadeau1, Kelsi Sexton Barajas1
1Family and Community Medicine Department, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
Family Medicine
|June 13, 2023
Summary
Virtual interviews did not increase applications or successful matches for underrepresented in medicine (URiM) applicants, despite reducing travel costs. Further research is needed to understand the impact on residency applications and outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Residency Admissions
- Health Equity
Background:
- The family medicine residency application process is highly competitive.
- COVID-19 pandemic restrictions shifted interviews to virtual formats.
- Virtual interviews may improve access for underrepresented minorities in medicine (URiM) by reducing travel costs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of virtual interviews on URiM applicant access and residency match results.
- To compare application volumes, applicant demographics, and match outcomes between in-person and virtual interview cycles.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data from 2019-2022, comparing two in-person and two virtual interview cycles.
- Utilized Pearson chi-squared criteria with P=.05 for significance.
- Single sample chi-squared tests assessed differences in expected counts.
Main Results:
- No statistically significant increase in URiM applications was observed despite cost savings from virtual interviews.
- The implementation of virtual interviews did not improve the number of URiM applicants matching into the residency program compared to in-person cycles.
Conclusions:
- Virtual interviews at this institution did not enhance URiM applications from comparable medical schools.
- Additional multi-state research is recommended to fully understand the effect of virtual interviews on URiM residency applications and match success.
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