RESUMEN
The objective of this project is to evaluate the usefulness of the asynchronous or standardized video interview (SVI) for selecting integrated interventional radiology residents. All selected interviewees were asked to provide a brief recorded video answering 2 standardized questions. The applicants were interviewed in the virtual real-time format by 8 interviewers and ranked by group consensus. The SVIs were independently reviewed by a separate group of 4 interviewers and ranked by group consensus. These consensus ranks were compared to each other to determine similarities and differences in rank order. The results show that the SVIs are not statistically reliable as compared to the real-time interviews. There was a trend for an agreement for the lowest tiers in ranking; however, this was not statistically significant. The asynchronous interview is not equivalent to the virtual real-time interview and would not represent an equivalent replacement. However, the SVI may be useful for screening applicants to interview.
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Internado y Residencia , Selección de Personal , Humanos , Radiología IntervencionistaRESUMEN
The Association of American Medical Colleges announced the addition of preference signaling to the 2022-2023 residency match cycle for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. This new offering provided applicants the option to indicate their specific interest in up to 6 residency programs during initial application submission. Our institutional diagnostic radiology residency program received a total of 1294 applications. One hundred and eight applicants signaled the program. Interview invitations were sent to 104 applicants, 23 of which signaled the program. Out of the top 10 ranked applicants, 6 applicants signaled the program. Out of the 5 matched applicants, 80% used the program signal, and 100% did the geographic preference. Opting to signal programs during the initial application submission may be beneficial for both the applicants and the programs in finding the optimal match.