Teleconference Interview

[bananamed]

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You think anyone in the history of medicine ever interviewed for their residency position via teleconference? (iChat/Skype/Cisco/etc... etc...)

Would make sense in this economic climate no?

 

[Mariah246]

Seems like an interesting idea. Of course, medicine is populated with old folks who cling to tradition like a security blankie. And then there are those that are just plain old and would have great difficulties getting the teleconference communication link to work 😛

 

[NotAProgDirector]

It probably can be done, but much of the interview process (for you) is meeting the residents and "checking out the place" which can't be done via skype.

 

[bigdan]

Stony Brook Anesthesiology is doing interviews by Skype; it invites a limited number for the on-site interviews, and many more are offered the chance to see the tour on-line, and then interview with the program director via Skype.

I've not heard very favorable things via word-of-mouth on the interview trail, with inablility to talk with residents and missing the "gut feeling" cited as concerns.

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