Table 2.

Applicant Survey Results

Topic, question	Response, n (%)
Feasibility	Extremely easy	Somewhat easy	Neither easy nor difficult	Somewhat difficult	Extremely difficult
Interaction with program director	10 (59)	6 (35)	1 (6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Interaction with faculty	11 (65)	3 (18)	1 (6)	2 (12)	0 (0)
Interaction with fellow	11 (65)	4 (24)	0 (6)	2 (12)	0 (0)
Appropriateness of remote interview	Far exceeded expectations	Exceeded expectations	Equals expectations	Short of expectations	Far short of expectations
Overall expectation of virtual interview	1 (6)	8 (47)	6 (35)	2 (12)	0 (0)
	None	A little	Moderate	A lot	A great deal
Effect of lack of in–person interaction	2 (12)	10 (59)	2 (12)	2 (12)	1 (6)
Effect of lack of physically seeing program/institution	7 (41)	5 (29)	4 (24)	1 (6)	0 (0)
Acceptability of remote interview	Extremely satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfied	Extremely dissatisfied
Overall satisfaction	14 (82)	2 (12)	1 (6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Extremely useful	Very useful	Moderately useful	Slightly useful	Not at all useful
Usefulness of 1 min warning	5 (29)	7 (41)	2 (12)	3 (18)	0 (0)
Usefulness of overview	3 (18)	9 (53)	2 (12)	2 (12)	1 (6)
	Great		Manageable		Too Many
Number of prompts throughout day in transitions back and forth during interviews	4 (24)	2 (12)	11 (65)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Attitude toward and experience with remote interview
	Extremely positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Extremely negative
General attitude towards remote platform prior to this interview	4 (27)	3 (20)	6 (40)	2 (13)	0 (0)
	Yes	No	–	–	–
Recommendation of virtual platform for interview	13 (76)	4 (24)	–	–	–
	0	1	2–4	5	–
Number of prior remote interviews	1 (7)	2 (13)	4 (27)	8 (53)	–
	Much better	Somewhat better	Same	Somewhat worse	Much worse
Comparative experience between this zoom interview and prior experiences	1 (6)	11 (69)	4 (25)	0 (0)	0 (0)