Evolving Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine fellowship application process: a program director survey.

Autor:	Lim M; Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA michelleabigaillim@gmail.com., Jeng CL; Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.; Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.; Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA., Burnett GW; Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.; Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA., Park CH; Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Regional anesthesia and pain medicine [Reg Anesth Pain Med] 2024 Sep 24. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 24.
DOI:	10.1136/rapm-2024-105791
Abstrakt:	Background and Objectives: Most Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM) fellowship programs transitioned to virtual interviews in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, the RAAPM fellowship match started in 2023 in order to make the application process more equitable. In this study, we surveyed RAAPM fellowship program directors (PDs) to determine how such major events of the early 2020s shaped the fellowship application process. Methods: A 16-question survey was distributed to US RAAPM program directors. The survey aimed to assess whether PDs prefer the fellowship match over the previous rolling application format and to gauge PDs' confidence in using virtual interviews to evaluate applicants. Results: 56 (71%) RAAPM program directors completed the survey. 79% of respondents participated in the inaugural match. 59% of PDs preferred the fellowship match over the rolling application format. The interview was rated the most important selection criterion. Of the 93% of PDs who switched to virtual interviews during the pandemic, only 4 PDs (7%) resumed in-person interviews in some capacity. Majority of PDs believed that virtual interviews were not inferior to in-person interviews for assessing applicants; 48% of respondents preferred virtual interviews over in-person interviews. Conclusions: Most RAAPM programs continued to conduct virtual interviews exclusively. Majority of program directors preferred the fellowship match. PDs ranked the interview as the most important selection factor. Most PDs thought virtual interviews were not inferior to in-person interviews, but they remained divided on which format they prefer. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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