Residency programs may differ in how they conduct interviews, but all tend to offer one or more of the following formats:
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Live in-person.
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Live virtual.
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Hybrid (applicant choice of in-person or virtual).
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Asynchronous (or recorded) virtual interviews.
Each format is described below.
Interview Format: Level of Technology
Live In-Person Interviews
Live In-Person Interviews are conducted at the residency program and typically last between 30 and 60 minutes. You may be interviewed by faculty, program staff, and/or current residents. In-person interviews often, but do not always, occur on a site visit day.
Live Virtual Interviews
Live Virtual Interviews use video conference technology to connect you with an interviewer, or interviewers, in real time. Just like with in-person interviews, they often last between 30 and 60 minutes each, and you will be asked to sit face-to-face with the interviewer(s) and answer their questions.
Hybrid Interviews
Hybrid Interviews give you the opportunity to select either in-person or virtual interviews.
Asynchronous Virtual Interviews
Asynchronous (or recorded or on-demand) Virtual Interviews will not have an interviewer present. You will be asked to respond to questions presented via text or prerecorded video. Your responses will be recorded using your device’s webcam and shared with reviewers at a later time. Note that this is the least common interview format used by residency programs.