Abstract
BackgroundOnline fellowship program websites are more commonly becoming the primary information resource used by prospective applicants. This study aimed to analyze the online content of Canadian plastic surgery fellowship program websites. MethodsThe content of all accredited Canadian Plastic Surgery fellowship program websites was evaluated using a 75-point criterion in the following ten domains: recruitment, faculty, residents/fellows, research and education, surgical program, clinical work, benefits, and career planning, wellness, environment and gender of faculty leadership. ResultsOn average, fellowship program websites obtained a score of 29.9 (SD=12.6). No correlation was detected between program websites and location (P > 0.05) nor by ranking (P > 0.05). ConclusionsMost Canadian plastic surgery fellowship program websites lacked content relevant to prospective applicants. More comprehensive fellowship program websites may be of benefit to prospective applicants and the programs.
Highlights
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption in medical education [1,2,3]
Online fellowship program websites are more commonly becoming the primary information resource used by prospective applicants
This study aimed to analyze the online content of Canadian plastic surgery fellowship program websites
Summary
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption in medical education [1,2,3]. Mandates to flatten the curve came with an increase in online learning and virtual grand rounds [4]. The pandemic affected plastic surgery fellowship programs and prospective applicants preparing their fellowship applications. Prior studies have shown that residents are more frequently turning to the internet during the fellowship application process [5,6]. The quality of program websites has been shown to affect applicants’ decisions on where to apply and their order of rank lists [5,6,7,8]. Website content may be prospective applicants’ primary information resource when preparing for application submissions. Online fellowship program websites are more commonly becoming the primary information resource used by prospective applicants. This study aimed to analyze the online content of Canadian plastic surgery fellowship program websites
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