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Table 2 Descriptive analysis of the medical residents’ experience and perceptions about online medical students; evaluation of the videoconference interviews

From: Remote interviews for medical residency selection during the initial COVID-19 crisis: a national survey

  Frequency Percentage
Prior to this videoconference interview, did you have prior experience with this tool?
 No, my first time using video conferencing 312 61.2
 Yes, I used video conferencing before, but first time to use it for residency interview 173 33.9
 Yes, I used video conferencing before, including for residency interview 25 4.9
The electronic videoconferencing device used
 PC (laptop) 275 53.9
 PC (desktop) 13 2.5
 Mobile 222 43.5
The videoconferencing electronic interface/application used
 Other (please specify) 20 3.9
 Face time 81 15.9
 Zoom 409 80.2
The interview allowed me to represent who I am accurately
 Strongly disagree 42 8.2
 Disagree 99 19.4
 Neither agree or disagree 103 20.2
 Agree 190 37.3
 Strongly agree 76 14.9
My questions about this residency program were answered
 Strongly disagree 24 4.7
 Disagree 30 5.9
 Neither agree or disagree 70 13.7
 Agree 258 50.6
 Strongly agree 128 25.1
I feel comfortable ranking King Saud University Medical City based on my interview
 Strongly disagree 53 10.4
 Disagree 55 10.8
 Neither agree or disagree 147 28.8
 Agree 153 30
 Strongly agree 102 20
Compared to the Face-to-Face interview, how much money did the Video Interview save you (in SR)
 Less than 100 SR 240 47.1
 100–500 SR 88 17.3
 More than 500 SR 182 35.7