Factors used in Applicant Ranking of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowships and the Availability of Online Information

Background: The Internet is often the first resource used by applicants to evaluate fellowship programs. However, information on these websites can be often incomplete, inaccessible, and/or inaccurate. The primary objective of this study was to examine key factors that orthopedic foot and ankle fell...

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Autores principales:	Jonathan C. Kraus MD, Madeline A. Perlewitz MD, Glenn G. Shi MD, Brian C. Law MD
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Orthopedic surgery RD701-811
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fd26b5089c474ceda035c4ecc849f3f92021-11-17T00:03:24ZFactors used in Applicant Ranking of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowships and the Availability of Online Information2473-011410.1177/24730114211041544https://doaj.org/article/fd26b5089c474ceda035c4ecc849f3f92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/24730114211041544https://doaj.org/toc/2473-0114Background: The Internet is often the first resource used by applicants to evaluate fellowship programs. However, information on these websites can be often incomplete, inaccessible, and/or inaccurate. The primary objective of this study was to examine key factors that orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship applicants use to rank programs. The secondary objective was to assess both the accessibility and availability of the information on orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship program websites. Methods: A Qualtrics survey was distributed via e-mail to those who matched into an orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship position from years 2008-2020. A comprehensive list of orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship programs was created. Program websites were evaluated for accessibility as well as the quality of recruitment and educational content. Results: There were a total of 114 survey responses out of 644 invites (17.7%). The most important factors for establishing a rank list were operative experience, current faculty, and program reputation. Eighty-five percent (41/48) of orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship websites were directly accessible using Google. On average, accessible orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship websites contained only 57% (11.5/20) of the content deemed desirable. Conclusion: Orthopedic foot and ankle websites are widely accessible and have higher recruitment and educational quality content scores compared with previously published data. The most important factors for establishing a rank list are consistent with previous literature. Those who ranked operative experience as one of the most important factors when establishing a rank list did not complete more operative cases than those who did not. Level of Evidence: Level IV.Jonathan C. Kraus MDMadeline A. Perlewitz MDGlenn G. Shi MDBrian C. Law MDSAGE PublishingarticleOrthopedic surgeryRD701-811ENFoot & Ankle Orthopaedics, Vol 6 (2021)
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description	Background: The Internet is often the first resource used by applicants to evaluate fellowship programs. However, information on these websites can be often incomplete, inaccessible, and/or inaccurate. The primary objective of this study was to examine key factors that orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship applicants use to rank programs. The secondary objective was to assess both the accessibility and availability of the information on orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship program websites. Methods: A Qualtrics survey was distributed via e-mail to those who matched into an orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship position from years 2008-2020. A comprehensive list of orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship programs was created. Program websites were evaluated for accessibility as well as the quality of recruitment and educational content. Results: There were a total of 114 survey responses out of 644 invites (17.7%). The most important factors for establishing a rank list were operative experience, current faculty, and program reputation. Eighty-five percent (41/48) of orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship websites were directly accessible using Google. On average, accessible orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship websites contained only 57% (11.5/20) of the content deemed desirable. Conclusion: Orthopedic foot and ankle websites are widely accessible and have higher recruitment and educational quality content scores compared with previously published data. The most important factors for establishing a rank list are consistent with previous literature. Those who ranked operative experience as one of the most important factors when establishing a rank list did not complete more operative cases than those who did not. Level of Evidence: Level IV.
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title	Factors used in Applicant Ranking of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowships and the Availability of Online Information
title_short	Factors used in Applicant Ranking of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowships and the Availability of Online Information
title_full	Factors used in Applicant Ranking of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowships and the Availability of Online Information
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title_full_unstemmed	Factors used in Applicant Ranking of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowships and the Availability of Online Information
title_sort	factors used in applicant ranking of orthopedic foot and ankle fellowships and the availability of online information
publisher	SAGE Publishing
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Factors used in Applicant Ranking of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowships and the Availability of Online Information

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