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Virtual Recruitment in 2020 and Beyond: Rheumatology Fellowship Program Directors Survey Results

Adam Kilian, MD, & Bethany Marston, MD  |  Issue: July 2021  |  

Adam Kilian, MD (@KilianMD), is an assistant professor of medicine and a rheumatologist at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri.

Bethany Marston, MD, is an associate professor of pediatrics and medicine, the Pediatric Rheumatology Division director and the director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program, University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York.

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References

  1. Recommendations for away rotations and interviews for graduate medical education fellowship applicants during the 2020–2021 academic year. 2020.
  2. Kilian A, Dua AB, Bolster MB, Annapureddy N, Seo P. Rheumatology fellowship recruitment in 2020: Benefits, challenges, and adaptations. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Apr;73(4):459–461.
  3. Hammoud MM, Standiford T, Carmody JB. Potential implications of COVID-19 for the 2020–2021 residency application cycle. JAMA. 2020 Jul 7;324(1):29–30.
  4. Huppert LA, Santhosh L, Babik JM. Trends in US internal medicine residency and fellowship applications during the COVID-19 pandemic vs previous years. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e218199.

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