AAS Town Hall Webinar
Academic Surgery in the Time of COVID-19
Virtual Interviews
COVID has resulted in most institutions engaging in virtual interviews to match their trainees. This paradigm shift has unique challenges as interviewing and recruitment has never been done through this platform previously. To prepare trainees for virtual interviews a number of educational seminars have been created to ensure virtual interviewee success. However, there has been little direction for institutions regarding the best way to successfully administer and navigate virtual interviewing. This session is targeted at program directors, associate program directors, faculty, and staff involved with interviewing trainees for academic programs.
The objectives of this seminar is to educate institutions about how to recruit during the pandemic, interviewing for equity and diversity virtually, how to write a letter of recommendation that conveys equitable information, and describe the do’s and don’ts of virtual interviews for institutions.
Agenda
Session Moderators:
Anahita Dua, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Susanne Warner, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery & Experimental Therapeutics, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Panelist |
Topic |
| Anahita Dua, MD Assistant Professor of SurgeryDivision of Vascular Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School |
The Importance of Virtual Interviews |
| Mark Conrad, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Program Director, Vascular Surgery Residency Program Division of Vascular Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School |
The Do’s and Don’ts of Virtual Interviews (For Institutions) |
| Jessica Simons, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Surgery Program Director, Vascular Surgery Residency Program Division of Vascular Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center |
Various Recruitment Efforts During the Pandemic (For Institutions) |
| Taranjit Arora, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Division of Surgical Oncology Medical College of Georgia |
How to Interview for Equity and Diversity Virtually |
| Colin Martin, MD, FACS, FAAP Associate Professor of Surgery Associate Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Surgical Director, UAB/Children’s of Alabama Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation Co-director Pre-college Research Internship for Students from Minority Backgrounds (PRISM) |
How to Write an Equitable Letter of Recommendation |