Interviewing For Residency as an LGBTQ+ Applicant: Compounded Problems With Virtual Interviewing

Applying to and interviewing for residency positions can be challenging tasks for LGBTQ+ applicants. Resident and faculty surgeons have expressed challenges in disclosing their sexual orientation and/or gender identity throughout the recruitment process. Discrimination and lack of LGBTQ+ inclusion i...

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Published in:Journal of surgical education 2022-03, Vol.79 (2), p.279-282
Main Authors: Awe, Adam, Ai, Angela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Female
Gender Identity
Humans
inclusion
Internship and Residency
interviews
LGBTQ
Male
Pandemics
recruitment
residency
SARS-CoV-2
Sexual and Gender Minorities
virtual interviews
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Summary:Applying to and interviewing for residency positions can be challenging tasks for LGBTQ+ applicants. Resident and faculty surgeons have expressed challenges in disclosing their sexual orientation and/or gender identity throughout the recruitment process. Discrimination and lack of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the recruitment process may have been exacerbated by virtual interviews in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors describe their experiences interviewing virtually for academic general surgery programs, and academic and university-affiliated/community residency programs as LGBTQ+ applicants. Several recommendations are offered to help reduce LGBTQ+ discrimination and to help make institutions more inclusive with the overall aim of making resident recruitment more inclusive for LGBTQ+ applicants.
ISSN:1931-7204
1878-7452
DOI:10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.10.005