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Table 3 Descriptive analysis of the medical residents’ satisfaction indicators with the online applicants’ evaluation

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

 

Frequency

Percentage %, or score

How likely is it that you would recommend the video conferencing interviews to a colleague mean (SD) Likert (1–11) rating

 

7.95 (1.65)

With the COVID-19 pandemic, how do you find videoconference interviews compared with in-person interviews?

 Video Interviews are preferable

323

63.3

 Equally preferable

96

18.8

 Face-to-face interview is preferable

91

17.8

How stressed were you during the videoconference interview?

 Not stressful at all

144

28.2

 Slightly stressful

210

41.2

 Moderately stressful

87

17.1

 Highly stressful

42

8.2

 Very stressful

27

5.3

Videoconference interviews decreased the costs for the candidates: mean (SD) 1–5 Likert rating

 Strongly disagree

20

3.9

 Disagree

13

2.5

 Neither agree nor disagree

48

9.4

 Agree

202

39.6

 Strongly agree

227

44.5

Overall, how would you rate the event? Mean (SD) 1–5 Likert rating

 

3.77 (1.1)

 Very poor

18

3.5

 Fair

40

7.8

 Good

143

28

 Very good

154

30.2

 Excellent

155

30.4

How organized was the event? Mean (SD) 1–5 Likert rating

 

3.79 (0.88)

 Very disorganized

4

0.8

 Not organized

25

4.9

 Somewhat organized

160

31.4

 Just organized

205

40.2

 Very organized

116

22.7

Before the event, how much of the information that you needed did you get? Mean (SD) 1–5 Likert rating

 

3.87 (0.86)

 Very Little information

4

0.8

 Little information

28

5.5

 Some of the information

116

22.7

 Most of the information

242

47.5

 A lot of information

120

23.5

Was the event length too long, too short, or about right? Mean (SD) 1–5 Likert rating

 

2.79 (0.61)

 Very short

19

3.7

 Short

94

18.4

 Just the right length

378

74.1

 Long

12

2.4

 Very prolonged

7

1.4

Satisfaction with the interview different aspects (1–5 Likert satisfaction scale)

 Picture quality

 

3.76 (0.85)

 Voice quality

 

3.66 (1.03)

 Battery/power supply issues

 

4.14 (0.72)

 Your time management flexibility

 

3.90 (0.98)

 Your place (office/hospital/home) flexibility

 

4.19 (0.82)