Virtual Interviews: How to set yourself up for success

On June 2, 2020 the Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons (RAS-ACS) hosted a webinar on tips and tricks for virtual interviews, in the context of both residency and fellowship applications. At the end of the webinar, attendees will feel better prepared to attend a virtual interview.

Learning Objectives

• Learn what a virtual interview
• How to prepared for a virtual interview
• How to set up your interview space and what to avoid when virtual interviewing

Moderators/Organizers:

Madeline Torres, MD, PGY4 general surgery resident at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. She is the chair of the RAS-ACS Membership committee and aspiring surgical oncologist.

Jeremy Kauffman, MD. PGY4 general surgery resident at the University of Pittsburg. He is the vice-chair for the RAS-ACS Membership committee and aspiring pediatric surgeon.

Rebecca Williams-Karnesky, MD, PGY4, general surgery resident at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. She serves as the secretary of the RAS-ACS Education committee and is active in both the Education and Membership committees.

Maria Altieri, MD, minimally invasive surgeon and assistant professor in the department of surgery at East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine. Dr. Altieri serves as the secretary for the RAS-ACS Membership committee.

Panelists

Andrew Wright, MD, associate professor, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Director, department of surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Nicole Chandler, MD, director of pediatric surgery research at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program Director.

Sophia McKinley, MD, PGY5 general surgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. She recently matched into Complex General Surgical Oncology fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Her interview trail was all based on virtual interviews.

Ashley Leberfinger, MD, PGY5 general surgery resident at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. She recently matched into Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at Summa Health. Her interview trail was divided into both in-person and virtual interviews.