Purpose: To improve the residency selection process using asynchronous
video interviews
Background: Residency applications have increased, while data
available for decision making in ERAS has been static. One-way (asynchronous)
video interviews (OWVI) involve the candidate recording answers to pre-selected
questions.
Methods: Applicants to an OB/GYN residency program with USMLE
Step 1 ≥ 220, no USMLE failures and at least 3 months of US clinical experience
were scored using five criteria (USMLE 1 score, clinical clerkship grades,
letters of recommendation, research achievements and extracurricular/leadership
activities) scored 1-5, with 5 as the top score. Applicants with scores from 19
to 22 were invited to complete an OWVI. The OWVI consisted of 1 open
ended question and 2 behavioral questions, scored from 1-5. Applicants were
invited for an in person interview based on their video interview scores.
Results: For the 2018 residency application season, 495
applications were received, 272 applications were scored and invited to
complete a video interview, 234 applicants completed OWVI and 97 OWVI were used
for the decision to invite for an in-person interview. Mean OWVI score was 10.4
(range 4-15). For the 2018 season, OWVI scores were weakly correlated with rank
list placement (Pearson coefficient = 0.29), in-person interview scores (0.18)
and application scores (0.33). The mean in-person interview
score increased after implementation of OWVI screening from 59.0 in 2017
to 62.2 in 2018 (P<0.01).
Discussions: Use of OWVI led to higher in-person interview scores,
suggesting that video interviewing is a useful supplemental tool for selecting
competitive residency candidates.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2019, Student, Resident, Clerkship Director, Residency Director, Professionalism, Interpersonal & Communication Skills, GME, UME, Assessment,
Daniel Breitkopf,
MD, Mayo
Clinic College of Medicine; Isabel
Green, MD;
Vanessa Torbenson,
MD; Matthew
Hopkins, MD
