Vivi W. Chen|Dung Phuong Hoang|Warren Garner
Do Websites Provide What Applicants Need? Plastic Surgery Residency Program Websites Versus Applicant Self-reported Needs
University of Southern California|University of Southern California|University of Southern California
plastic surgery residency program websites psrws remain major resource applicants one competitive specialties medicine yet unclear website content aligns information applicants needto evaluate psrws whether meeting applicant needsan anonymous online survey 2016 plastic reconstructive surgery applicants evaluated use psrws information desired two researchers independently analyzed 93 psrws united states determine whether websites met needs applicants based quantitative scoring systemout 369 total applicants plastic surgery survey sent 189 applicants university southern california 87 responded 46 response rate ninetyeight percentage respondents used websites application process 31 websites served source information websites moderately 60 slightly useful 32 22 34 quality website influenced decision apply interview respectively 22 common components applicant survey scoring assessment websites significant difference 17 components 77 rated important applicants availability corresponding component websites p 005 average sd score among websites 187 53 49 maximum points 369 30 websites displayed broken links missing outdated information 196 displayed link provide website feedbackpsrws commonly include pertinent information useful however lacking components valued applicants findings help guide design content improvement psrws quality resources applicants