Reimagining Residency Selection: Part 2-A Practical Guide to Interviewing in the Post-COVID-19 Era.

E ven in the best of times, interview season can be daunting for both program leadership and prospective applicants. In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, national and specialty level organizations called for virtual-only interview processes for the 2021 graduate medical education (GME) selection period. This marks a landmark change in the way GME selection will occur and may irrevocably change the process going forward. In this article, we explore the recent literature from medical education, social sciences, and business fields to inform residency interview practices, with special attention on digital innovations that may replace or augment traditional interview day processes.

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