• Laura A Huppert, Edward C Hsiao, Kerry C Cho, Carina Marquez, Rafia I Chaudhry, James Frank, Sarah E Goglin, Gerald Hsu, Priya Kathpalia, Raman Khanna, Tejaswi Kompala, Madhu N Rao, Bree A Bower, Vanessa Trafas, Lekshmi Santhosh, Brian S Schwartz, and Jennifer M Babik.
• L.A. Huppert is hematology/oncology fellow, Hematology/Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. E.C. Hsiao is associate professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Department of Medicine and the Institute for Human Genetics; and program director, Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. K.C. Cho is professor of medicine, Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine; and program director, Nephrology Fellowship Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. C. Marquez is assistant professor, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. R.I. Chaudhry is assistant professor, Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine; and associate program director, Nephrology Fellowship Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. J. Frank is professor of medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine; and program director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program, University of California, San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California. S.E. Goglin is assistant professor, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine; and associate program director, UCSF Rheumatology Fellowship Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. G. Hsu is associate professor, Hematology/Oncology Division, Department of Medicine; and program director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. P. Kathpalia is assistant professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine; and assistant program director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. R. Khanna is associate professor, Hospital Medicine Division, Department of Medicine; and program director, Informatics Fellowship Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. T. Kompala is endocrinology fellow, Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. M.N. Rao is associate professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Department of Medicine; and associate program director, Endocrinology Fellowship Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. B.A. Bower is fellowship coordinator, Division of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. V. Trafas is fellowship coordinator, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. L. Santhosh is assistant professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine; and associate program director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. B.S. Schwartz is Professor, Infectious Disease Division, Department of Medicine; and program director, Infectious Disease Fellowship, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. J.M. Babik is associate professor, Infectious Disease Division, Department of Medicine; and associate program director, Infectious Disease Fellowship, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
• Acad Med. 2020 Dec 8.

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the nation's health care system, including on graduate medical education (GME) training programs. Traditionally, residency and fellowship training program applications involve in-person interviews conducted on-site, with only a minority of programs offering interviews remotely via a virtual platform. However, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is anticipated that most interviews will be conducted virtually for the 2021 application cycle, and possibly beyond. Therefore, GME training programs need to prepare for the transition to virtual interviews using evidence-based practices. At the University of California, San Francisco, a multidisciplinary task force was convened to review existing literature about virtual interviews and determine best practices. This article summarizes these findings, first discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the virtual interview format and then providing evidence-based best practices for GME training programs. Specifically, the authors make the following recommendations: develop a detailed plan for the interview process, consider using standardized interview questions, recognize and respond to potential biases that may be amplified with the virtual interview format, prepare your own trainees for virtual interviews, develop electronic materials and virtual social events to approximate the interview day, and collect data about virtual interviews at your own institution. With adequate preparation, the virtual interview experience can be high-yield, positive, and equitable for both applicants and GME training programs.

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