Impact of Gift Giving During General Surgery Resident Match Interviewing Since Initiation of Virtual Interviews.
J Surg Educ
; 81(11): 1498-1503, 2024 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Following the transition to virtual interviews in 2021, interviewees began receiving gifts as a recruitment strategy in lieu of the preinterview dinner. This study characterizes quantity, type, and frequency of gift receipt in relation to program perception and ranking.DESIGN:
An anonymous survey study was conducted. Variables included demographics, interview modality, gift type, frequency of gift receipt, monetary value, and changes in program perception and ranking. Descriptive analyses and Pearson's chi-square testing were performed.SETTING:
Single institution with a medium to large general surgery program size.PARTICIPANTS:
All general surgery residents at the single institution without exclusion.RESULTS:
About 25 residents responded (60% response). Two respondents (8%) participated in both in-person (IPIs) and virtual interviews (VIs). About 72% (nâ¯=â¯18) participated in VIs, 36% (nâ¯=â¯9) IPIs. About 68% matched in 2021 or later. Overall, 76% received a gift during interviews. 100% of IPIs received a gift, while 67% of VIs received a gift. 88.9% of IPIs received a meal. VIs received meal shared (28.6%), meal not shared (14.3%), food-specific gift card (28.6%), other food items (21.4%), or other (7.1%). About 66.7% of IPIs (nâ¯=â¯6) reported 76% to100% of programs offered a meal, whereas no VIs reported 76% to 100% of programs offering (pâ¯=â¯0.0002). VIs were less likely to have a shared meal experience (pâ¯=â¯0.017). About 55.5% of IPIs and VIs received nonfood gifts. Residents' perception of a program's interest, resources, and ranking of the program were not significantly different based on gifting.CONCLUSION:
Virtual interviews introduced heterogeneity in the receipt of gifts. The impact of a variable gifting experience is uncertain but raises concern for a potential new source of bias in the recruitment process.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cirurgia Geral
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Entrevistas como Assunto
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Doações
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Internato e Residência
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Surg Educ
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J. surg. educ
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Journal of surgical education
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos