Virtual or in-person? a census of residency interview formats for match 2025

Katherine Velicki; Zoe VanderHoek; Ryan Christ; Brian Prigmore; Molly Joyce; Haley D. Smith; Ruth Carver Bondurant; Sydney Laxson; Elise Brannen; Fiona Stefanik; Jenny Park; Lori Sun; Eden VanderHoek; Alexandra Hoffman; Derek Wong; Zachary Yellowman; Patrick Quinn; Kenneth Gundle

doi:10.1080/10872981.2026.2662719

Key Points

To evaluate the formats of residency interviews for Match 2025 and identify trends among different specialties.
Conducted a census of US residency programs regarding interview formats for Match 2025.
Categorized programs into virtual and in-person formats, focusing on surgical subspecialties.
Most residency programs opted for virtual interviews, especially in non-surgical fields.
Surgical subspecialties showed a greater preference for returning to in-person interviews.

Implication

Census reveals varied interview formats for residency programs, indicating shifting preferences among specialties.

Abstract

While most US residency programs conducted virtual interviews for Match 2025, many surgical subspecialties returned to in-person interviews. This census may inform stakeholders as they consider the future of residency interviews in years to come.

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Velicki et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Virtual or in-person? a census of residency interview formats for match 2025

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Virtual or in-person? a census of residency interview formats for match 2025

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