Surgical critical care program director responses (n=81)
| 1 (strongly agree) (%) | 2 (%) | 3 (%) | 4 (%) | 5 (strongly disagree) (%) | Median (25th, 75th IQR) | |
| Technology limitations and glitches made the interview process challenging | 2.50 | 15.00 | 21.25 | 46.25 | 15.00 | 4 (3, 4) |
| Our program received more applications in 2020 as compared with 2019 | 57.50 | 22.50 | 12.50 | 6.25 | 1.25 | 1 (1, 2) |
| Our program interviewed more applicants in 2020 as compared with 2019 | 50.00 | 18.75 | 18.75 | 10.00 | 2.50 | 1.5 (1, 3) |
| As compared with virtual interviews, in-person interviews offer an advantage to the candidate to present themselves and develop rapport with the interviewer | 26.25 | 36.25 | 28.75 | 6.25 | 2.50 | 2 (1, 3) |
| As compared with virtual interviews, in-person interviews offer an advantage to the program to present the learning environment | 38.27 | 32.10 | 14.81 | 9.88 | 4.94 | 2 (1, 3) |
| We were able to provide a good representation of our fellowship program in a virtual format | 14.81 | 37.04 | 33.33 | 13.58 | 1.23 | 2 (2, 3) |
| We were able to adequately interact and assess the candidates in a virtual format | 9.88 | 46.91 | 27.16 | 16.05 | 0.00 | 2 (2, 3) |
| I liked the virtual interview process | 20.99 | 45.68 | 16.05 | 14.81 | 2.47 | 2 (2, 3) |
| Virtual (%) | In-person (%) | Hybrid (%) | ||||
| When the COVID-19 pandemic goes away, I recommend that interviews be: | 8.64 | 16.05 | 75.31 |