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Secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions, including all hand surgery fellowship programs, transitioned interviews to an all-virtual format. In the past year, with ease of travel restrictions, some programs have transitioned back to in-person interviews, while others remain solely virtual. Hand surgery fellowship programs are continually assessing what are the best means for conducting these interviews, with little perspective regarding the applicant\u2019s preferences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2023-0044_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The purpose of this study was to examine hand surgery fellowship applicants\u2019 perspectives regarding in-person and virtual interviews. It was hypothesized that applicants would value interpersonal relationships between faculty when deciding upon their ideal hand surgery fellowship, which would be easier to appreciate in-person.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2023-0044_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All hand fellowship interviewees at a single institution were given a voluntary, electronic survey. The survey consisted of questions examining different aspects of the program\u2019s interview day and supplemental resources. Responses were recorded after the in-person interview for the years 2018\u20132020. Questions were altered for the virtual 2021 and 2022 interviews. Questions were scored on a Likert scale.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2023-0044_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>For the in-person interview cycles, there were 60\/86 respondents (69.8\u202f%). For the virtual interview cycles, there were 45\/73 respondents (61.6\u202f%). During the in-person interview cycles, applicants reported that the current fellows\u2019 perspective talk was the most helpful component. Many applicants commented that they enjoyed meeting their potential co-fellows. The virtual interviewees felt that they had the best understanding of the program\u2019s core values\/culture and the worst understanding of faculty personalities and personal\/family life. Twenty-nine (64.4\u202f%) of virtual applicants would prefer an all in-person interview. Of the 16 respondents who did not advocate for a completely in-person interview, 56.3\u202f% preferred the option for an in-person site visit.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2023-0044_abs_005\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Hand surgery fellowship applicants desire interpersonal interactions to better understand prospective fellowship programs, which can be difficult to convey with an all-virtual interview. The results of this survey can help guide fellowship programs as they continue to optimize in-person, virtual, and hybrid interview formats and refine recruitment resources.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jom-2023-0044","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,15]],"date-time":"2023-06-15T15:10:33Z","timestamp":1686841833000},"page":"467-473","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Optimal hand surgery fellowship interview format"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"123","author":[{"given":"Lauren E.","family":"Dittman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery , Mayo Clinic , Rochester , MN , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicholas F.","family":"Munaretto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery , Mayo Clinic , Rochester , MN , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter C.","family":"Rhee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery , Mayo Clinic , Rochester , MN , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026100918250036186_j_jom-2023-0044_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Grabowski, G, Walker, JW. 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