The Standardized Video Interview: How Does It Affect the Likelihood to Invite for a Residency Interview?

Background: The Association of American Medical Colleges instituted a standardized video interview (SVI) for all applicants to emergency medicine (EM). It is unclear how the SVI affects a faculty reviewer's decision on likelihood to invite an applicant (LTI) for an interview.

Objectives: The objective was to determine whether the SVI affects the LTI.

Financial Implications of the Emergency Medicine Interview Process.

Background: Emergency medicine (EM) residency interviews are an important, yet costly process for programs and applicants. The total economic burden of the EM interviewing process is previously unstudied. Graduate medical education funding and student finances are both fragile shifting sources, which appear to fund most of these economic expenditures.