Fellow Perceptions of Program Culture Conveyed Through Virtual Interviews: Aligning Perceptions With Reality.

Objective: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education training programs had to rapidly switch to a virtual interview (VI) format for the 2021 application cycle. Studies have demonstrated a gap in applicant perceptions of program culture through the VI. The objectives of this study were to assess the perceptions of culture from VIs compared to direct experience after beginning training and explore VI gaps in representing culture.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early intervention utilization and need for referral after NICU discharge in VLBW infants.

Objective: To examine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on early intervention (EI) services in VLBW infants.

Study Design: 208 VLBW infants seen in NICU follow-up (FU) pre-COVID-19 were compared to 132 infants seen during COVID-19 at 4, 8 and 20 months corrected age (CA) in terms of enrollment in Child and Family Connections (CFC; intake agency for EI), EI therapies, need for CFC referral and Bayley scores.

Results: Infants seen during COVID-19 at 4, 8 and 20 months CA were 3.