Table 1.
Applicant Perceptions of Residency Application During the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Are you more concerned about any of the following components of your residency application because of the COVID-19 pandemic? | |
| Research experience | 22.3% |
| Board examinations | 19.4% |
| Away rotations | 77.7% |
| Performance on clinical rotations | 9.7% |
| LOR | 19.0% |
| Networking | 53.4% |
| Leadership experience | 0.0% |
| Volunteer/community service experience | 2.9% |
| Interview | 45.6% |
| Inclusion into AOA | 18.4% |
| Personal statement | 4.9% |
| Other | 1.9% |
| Has COVID-19 Pandemic affected your confidence in matching in orthopaedics? | |
| Yes, more confidence in matching | 10.0% |
| No, same confidence in matching | 39.1% |
| Yes, less confidence in matching | 50.9% |
| COVID-19 Pandemic had _____ effect on my exposure to orthopaedics | |
| a positive | 5.5% |
| no | 20.9% |
| a negative | 73.6% |
| COVID-19 Pandemic had _____ effect on my exposure to orthopaedic subspecialties | |
| a positive | 4.5% |
| no | 27.3% |
| a negative | 68.2% |
| COVID-19 Pandemic had _____ effect on my exposure to orthopaedic procedures | |
| a positive | 3.6% |
| no | 29.1% |
| a negative | 67.3% |
| COVID-19 Pandemic had _____ effect on my ability to get LOR | |
| a positive | 5.5% |
| no | 64.5% |
| a negative | 30.0% |
| COVID-19 Pandemic had _____ effect on my ability to interact with faculty and mentors | |
| a positive | 7.3% |
| no | 41.8% |
| a negative | 50.9% |
| COVID-19 Pandemic had _____ effect on my ability to participate in academic research | |
| a positive | 20.9% |
| no | 52.7% |
| a negative | 26.4% |
| Transition to online and virtual learning had _____ effect on my orthopaedic education | |
| a positive | 14.5% |
| no | 44.5% |
| a negative | 40.9% |
LOR = letters of recommendation.