Objective

To describe pediatric residency program's virtual presence and opportunities for the 2021 application cycle.

Methods

A total of 202 pediatric residency programs from the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) were reviewed for departmental and residency Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts. These accounts, residency websites, and the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) were reviewed for open house opportunities and virtual subinternships. All data were collected from October 12–15, 2020.

Results

A total of 261 social media accounts were identified. 123 (61%) programs had at least one account, with 32 (16%) programs having presence on all 3 platforms. 68 (34%) programs established new accounts after March 1, 2020. Instagram appeared most utilized with 106 (52%) programs having accounts. A total of 115 virtual open house opportunities were offered with most offers on Instagram by 61 (30%) programs. Only 2 virtual subinternships were listed on program websites, 2 on Twitter, 1 on Instagram, and 1 on Facebook.

Conclusions

COVID-19 increased the number of social media accounts used by residency programs. Approximately one-third of all accounts were created after March 1, 2020. However, only 16% of residency programs have a presence on all 3 platforms, allowing for more online growth.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行期间儿科住院医师计划的社交媒体变化

客观的

描述儿科住院医师计划的虚拟存在和 2021 年申请周期的机会。

方法

电子住院医师申请服务 (ERAS) 的总共 202 个儿科住院医师计划接受了部门和住院医师 Twitter、Instagram 和 Facebook 帐户的审查。这些帐户、居住网站和访问学生申请服务 (VSAS) 都经过审查，以获得开放日机会和虚拟子实习机会。所有数据均于 2020 年 10 月 12 日至 15 日收集。

结果

共确定了 261 个社交媒体帐户。123 (61%) 个程序至少拥有一个帐户，其中 32 个 (16%) 程序在所有 3 个平台上都有。68 (34%) 个程序在 2020 年 3 月 1 日之后建立了新帐户。 Instagram 使用率最高，有 106 个 (52%) 程序拥有帐户。共有 115 个虚拟开放日机会，其中大部分是由 61 个（30%）程序在 Instagram 上提供的。项目网站上只列出了 2 个虚拟子实习，2 个在 Twitter 上，1 个在 Instagram 上，1 个在 Facebook 上。

结论

COVID-19 增加了居住计划使用的社交媒体帐户的数量。大约三分之一的帐户是在 2020 年 3 月 1 日之后创建的。但是，只有 16% 的常驻计划在所有 3 个平台上都有存在，从而允许更多的在线增长。