| Applicants |
Advantages |
Face-to-face interaction with program members (eg, residents, program director) |
| Assessment of program and social fit |
| Assessment of program intangibles (eg, morale, “red flags”) |
| Correlates with rank list construction |
| Disadvantages |
Significant cost (financial and opportunity) |
| Potential for inequitable experiences among applicants (eg, interviewer bias) |
| Financial, scheduling, and cultural factors may influence outcome |
| Reported benefits unsubstantiated by available literature |
| Significant absence from medical school |
| Residency programs |
Advantages |
Face-to-face interaction with candidates |
| Assessment of noncognitive factors and negative characteristics |
| Correlates with rank list construction |
| Disadvantages |
Significant cost (financial and opportunity) |
| Does not adequately predict residency training outcomes |
| Reported benefits unsubstantiated by available literature |
