Table 2.
Comparison of the Number of Interviews Applied for, Invited to, and Accepted, as Well as the Costs Associated With Interviewing Between the In-Person vs Virtual Interview Groups
| Variables | In-Person Interviews (N=75) | Virtual Interviews (N=177) | Cohen's d/h | P Value | ||
| Value | 99% CI | Value | 99% CI | |||
| Total interview costs (US $) | 3200 (1700-5500) | 2404-3996 | 1000 (469-2050) | 784-1216 | 0.88 | <.001 |
| Number of applications | 38 (28-68) | 30-46 | 45 (29-80) | 38-52 | 0.24 | .19 |
| Number of specialties applied to | 1 (1-1) | 1-1 | 1 (1-1) | 1-1 | 0.159 | .08 |
| Number of interview invitations | 16 (12-23) | 14-18 | 15 (11-21) | 14-16 | 0.168 | .26 |
| Number of accepted interviews | 13 (11-15) | 12-14 | 14 (10-17) | 13-15 | 0.073 | .45 |
| Interview geographic limitations, n (%) | ||||||
| No limitations | 39 (52) | 95 (54) | 0.04 | .40 | ||
| US region | 31 (41) | 61 (35) | 0.136 | |||
| 1 state + surrounding state(s) | 5 (7) | 20 (11) | 0.165 | |||
| Application fees (US $) | 1000 (500-1700) | 749-1252 | 1000 (429-2000) | 786-1214 | 0.112 | .69 |
| Travel/flight costs (US $) | 1500 (800-2500) | 1144-1856 | 0 (0-0) | 0-0 | 2.236 | <.001 |
| Hotel/lodging costs (US $) | 1000 (500-2000) | 686-1314 | 0 (0-0) | 0-0 | 2.217 | <.001 |
| Additional costs (US $) | 300 (150-500) | 227-373 | 100 (50-200) | 80-121 | 0.485 | .06 |
| Additional loans for interviews, n (%) | ||||||
| None | 53 (72) | 154 (89) | 0.432 | .004 | ||
| $1-2500 | 4 (5) | 10 (6) | 0.013 | |||
| $2501-5000 | 8 (11) | 3 (2) | 0.408 | |||
| $5001-7500 | 3 (4) | 2 (1) | 0.188 | |||
| $7501-10000 | 1 (1) | 1 (< 1) | 0.082 | |||
| >$10000 | 1 (1) | 1 (< 1) | 0.082 | |||
| Prefer not to answer | 4 (5) | 3 (2) | 0.208 | |||
Note: Cohen's d calculated for continuous data effect sizes. Cohen's h calculated for proportion effect sizes. Bonferroni adjustment to the P value: .05/11=.0045.