Journal
HEALTHCARE
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10010016
Keywords
COVID-19; medical residency; virtual interviews; satisfaction; survey; faculty member
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This study surveyed the satisfaction and perceptions of faculty members regarding virtual interviews in the assessment for medical training residency programs in Saudi Arabia. The results showed that most faculty members perceived virtual interviews as effective platforms for candidates to express themselves and for accurate assessment.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, conducting face-to-face medical residency interviews was challenging due to infection prevention precautions, social distancing, and travel restrictions. Virtual interviews were implemented by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) as an alternative process for residency matching while striving to maintain the same quality standards. This national survey was conducted to assess the satisfaction and perceptions of faculty members' virtual interview performance in the assessment for the medical training residency programs. Among the participating 173 faculty members, 34.1% did not have previous experience with video-conferencing. The Zoom application was the most commonly used platform (65.9%). Most (89.6%) of the faculty perceived virtual interviews as adequate platforms on which the candidates could express themselves, while almost half of the faculty (53.8%) agreed that virtual interviews allowed them to accurately reach an impression about the candidates. Overall, 73.4% of faculty felt comfortable ranking the virtually interviewed candidates. We conclude that the acceptance of participating faculty members in the first Saudi medical residency training matching cycle virtual interviewing event was well-perceived. This study provides evidence for future application and research of virtual interviews in residency candidates' assessment, especially after the pandemic crisis resolves.
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