Preferences and Practices of U.S. Ophthalmology Residency Program Directors Regarding Post-interview Communication with Residency Applicants

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology

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Allison J. Chen¹  Elaine M. Tran²  Melissa A. Clark⁵  Ingrid U. Scott⁷  Paul B. Greenberg² 

[1] Department of Medicine, Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University;Section of Ophthalmology, Providence VA Medical Center;Division of Ophthalmology, Brown University, Alpert Medical School;Program in Liberal Medical Education, Brown University;Brown School of Public Health, Brown University;Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School;Departments of Ophthalmology and Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine

关键词: residents;    graduate medical education;    interview;    program director;   

DOI  :  10.1055/s-0038-1641608

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Thieme

【 摘 要 】

Importance Little is known about the perspectives and practices of U.S. ophthalmology residency program directors (PDs) regarding communication between PDs and applicants during the post-interview residency match period.Objective To investigate the preferences and practices of ophthalmology residency PDs regarding post-interview communication between PDs and residency applicants during the residency match period.Design and Setting Web-based anonymous survey.Participants Directors of ophthalmology residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.Results The response rate was 64% (74/116). The majority (75%; 55/73) of PDs preferred that PDs and residency applicants not communicate during the post-interview period; the main reasons were that such communication was not ethical and not productive. In addition, 62% (46/74) of PDs believed that the Ophthalmology Matching Program should institute a policy of no post-interview communication between applicants and faculty during the residency match period.Conclusion and Relevance The majority of U.S. ophthalmology residency PDs favor instituting a policy of no post-interview communication between applicants and faculty during the residency match period.

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