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01-09-2020 | Basic Surgery | Gastrointestinal Oncology

Virtual Interviews for the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship: The Dana-Farber/Partners Experience

Authors: George Molina, MD, MPH, Winta T. Mehtsun, MD, MPH, Motaz Qadan, MD, PhD, Keisha C. Hause, MHA, Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc, Mark Fairweather, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 9/2020

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The SARS-CoV-2 virus has resulted in unprecedented disruptions in academic medicine. This has been especially true when interviewing applicants for training programs, including surgical residencies and fellowships. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person interviews had been criticized for their inefficiency and associated expense to applicants.1,2 Recently, the Association of American Medical Colleges strongly encouraged all interviews with students, residents, and faculty to be conducted virtually.3 Given this new reality, training programs have been forced to adapt and adjust. At the Dana-Farber/Partners Complex General Surgical Oncology (CGSO) Fellowship Program, we implemented lessons learned from other institutions4 and created a virtual interview experience that simulated the pre-COVID-19 in-person interview process. We describe our experience below. …

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Title: Virtual Interviews for the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship: The Dana-Farber/Partners Experience
Authors: George Molina, MD, MPH
Winta T. Mehtsun, MD, MPH
Motaz Qadan, MD, PhD
Keisha C. Hause, MHA
Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc
Mark Fairweather, MD
Publication date: 01-09-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Basic Surgery
COVID-19
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08778-y

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