Treffer: Evaluation of Online Content and Websites of Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Programs.
Title:
Evaluation of Online Content and Websites of Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Programs.
Authors:
Ahmed SA; Department of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA.; Georgetown University, Washington, USA., Al-Qaraghuli A; Department of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA., Purvis A; Georgetown University, Washington, USA., Waksman O; Department of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA.; Georgetown University, Washington, USA., Wallace R; Department of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA.; Georgetown University, Washington, USA., Weissman G; Department of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA.; Georgetown University, Washington, USA., Waksman R; Department of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA.; Georgetown University, Washington, USA., Ben-Dor I; Department of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA.; Georgetown University, Washington, USA.
Source:
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions [Catheter Cardiovasc Interv] 2026 Jan; Vol. 107 (1), pp. 342-350. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 20.
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Journal Article
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English
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Publisher: Wiley-Liss Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100884139 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1522-726X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15221946 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Catheter Cardiovasc Interv Subsets: MEDLINE
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A. G. Pereira, P. R. Chelminski, S. G. Chheda, et al., “Application Inflation for Internal Medicine Applicants in the Match: Drivers, Consequences, and Potential Solutions,” American Journal of Medicine 129, no. 8 (2016): 885–891, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.04.001.
N. L. Romanoski, H. K. Morgan, A. Kerlek, et al., “The Relative Influence of Program Signaling, Geographic Preferences, and In‐State Status in Determining Odds of Interview Invitation in Residency Selection,” Journal of Graduate Medical Education 17, no. 1 (2025): 56–62, https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-24-00215.1.
Preliminary Program Signaling Data and Their Impact on Residency Selection. AAMC, accessed June 1, 2025, https://www.aamc.org/services/eras-institutions/program-signaling-data.
B. H. Freed, M. E. Afari, Z. U. L. Abideen Asad, et al., “Signaling 101 for Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Recruitment,” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 86, no. 7 (2025): 533–535, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.06.005.
R. Waksman, “CRT 2022 a Jump‐Start for In‐Person Meetings Post‐Pandemic,” Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 40 (2022): 1–2, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2022.04.028.
Interviews in GME: Where Do We Go From Here? AAMC, accessed June 1, 2025, https://www.aamc.org/about-us/mission-areas/medical-education/interviews-gme-where-do-we-go-here.
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J. R. Salik, E. K. Zern, I. R. McCarthy, et al., “In‐Person vs Virtual Interview Format for Fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease,” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 82, no. 5 (2023): 465–468, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.05.039.
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A. M. Meyer, A. A. Hart, and J. N. Keith, “COVID‐19 Increased Residency Applications and How Virtual Interviews Impacted Applicants,” Cureus 14, no. 6 (2022): e26096, https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26096.
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L. J. Rose‐Jones, M. M. Ahmed, B. H. Freed, et al., “Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Interviews 2021,” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 78, no. 10 (2021): 1078–1081, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.07.005.
S. L. Watson, R. H. Hollis, L. Oladeji, S. Xu, J. R. Porterfield, and B. A. Ponce, “The Burden of the Fellowship Interview Process on General Surgery Residents and Programs,” Journal of Surgical Education 74, no. 1 (2017): 167–172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.06.008.
R. Rajaram, J. A. Abreu, R. Mehran, T. C. Nguyen, M. B. Antonoff, and A. Vaporciyan, “Using Quality Improvement Principles to Redesign a Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Website,” Annals of Thoracic Surgery 111, no. 3 (2021): 1079–1085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.158.
E. Hariton, P. Bortoletto, and N. Ayogu, “Residency Interviews in the 21st Century,” Journal of Graduate Medical Education 8, no. 3 (2016): 322–324, https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-15-00501.1.
L. F. Chu, C. A. Young, A. K. Zamora, et al., “Self‐Reported Information Needs of Anesthesia Residency Applicants and Analysis of Applicant‐Related Web Sites Resources at 131 United States Training Programs,” Anesthesia & Analgesia 112, no. 2 (2011): 430–439, https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182027a94.
T. J. Gaeta, “Aspects of Residency Programs' Web Sites Important to Student Applicants,” Academic Emergency Medicine 12, no. 1 (2005): 89–92, https://doi.org/10.1197/j.aem.2004.08.047.
P. F. Svider, A. Gupta, A. P. Johnson, et al., “Evaluation of Otolaryngology Residency Program Websites,” JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery n.d 140, no. 10 (2014): 956, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2014.1714.
S. A. Ahmed, C. Hyman, A. E. M. Eltorai, and S. H. Ahn, “Evaluation of Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Websites,” Rhode Island Medical Journal (2013) 102, no. 6 (2019): 19–23.
S. A. Ahmed, W. Elnemer, A. E. M. Eltorai, M. Mariorenzi, A. H. Daniels, and E. M. Cohen, “In‐Depth Analysis of Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Websites,” Orthopedics 43, no. 5 (2020): e447–53, https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20200721-10.
J. H. Ruddell, S. A. Ahmed, O. Y. Tang, F. J. Schiffman, M. I. Quesenberry, and A. E. M. Eltorai, “Critical Analysis of Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Web Sites in the United States,” Journal of Oncology Practice 15, no. 5 (2019): e439–46, https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.18.00666.
K. A. Ashack, K. A. Burton, J. M. Soh, et al., “Evaluating Dermatology Residency Program Websites,” Dermatology Online Journal 22, no. 3 (2016): 13030/qt7rx3j2dn.
D. R. Hansberry, J. Bornstein, N. Agarwal, K. E. McClure, S. P. Deshmukh, and S. Long, “An Assessment of Radiology Residency Program Websites,” Journal of the American College of Radiology 15, no. 4 (2018): 663–666, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2017.11.010.
L. O. Oladeji, J. C. Yu, A. K. Oladeji, and B. A. Ponce, “How Useful are Orthopedic Surgery Residency Web Pages?,” Journal of Surgical Education 72, no. 6 (2015): 1185–1189, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.05.012.
E. F. Reilly, T. J. Leibrandt, A. J. Zonno, M. C. Simpson, and J. B. Morris, “General Surgery Residency Program Websites: Usefulness and Usability for Resident Applicants,” Current Surgery 61, no. 2 (2004): 236–240, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cursur.2003.10.006.
J. Silvestre, S. Tomlinson‐Hansen, J. Fosnot, and J. A. Taylor, “Plastic Surgery Residency Websites,” Annals of Plastic Surgery 72, no. 3 (2014): 1, https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000000125.
B. Skovrlj, J. Silvestre, C. Ibeh, J. M. Abbatematteo, and J. Mocco, “Neurosurgery Residency Websites: A Critical Evaluation,” World Neurosurgery 84, no. 3 (2015): 727–733, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2015.04.051.
ERAS 2025 Participating Specialties & Programs, accessed November 1, 2024, https://systems.aamc.org/eras/erasstats/par/display.cfm?NAV_ROW=PAR&SPEC_CD=152.
FREIDATM AMA Residency & Fellowship Programs Database, accessed November 1, 2024, https://freida.ama-assn.org/.
Google, accessed November 1, 2024, https://www.google.com/.
Charting Outcomes: Applicant Survey Results, 2024 Main Residency Match. NRMP, https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2024/09/charting-outcomes-applicant-survey-results-2024-main-residency-match/.
US News Best Hospitals for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery, accessed June 1, 2025, https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/cardiology-and-heart-surgery.
S. B. King, “Do We Know What Interventional Cardiology Training Should Be?,” Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 20, no. 10 (2019): 931–932, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2019.08.025.
NRMP Celebrates the Thousands of Resident Physicians Matched into Fellowship Training Positions Through NRMP's 2024 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match. NRMP, accessed June 1, 2025, https://www.nrmp.org/about/news/2024/12/nrmp-celebrates-the-thousands-of-resident-physicians-matched-into-fellowship-training-positions-through-nrmps-2024-medicine-and-pediatric-specialties-match/.
T. Donenfeld, A. Basnet, C. Harris, and M. Waheed, “Accessibility and Content of Fellowship Programs for Cardiovascular Disease,” Cureus 14, no. 6 (2022): e25951, https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25951.
ERAS Statistics | AAMC. AAMC, accessed June 1, 2025, https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/data/eras-statistics-data.
M. L. Sweet, C. M. Williams, E. Stewart, et al., “Internal Medicine Residency Program Responses to the Increase of Residency Applications: Differences by Program Type and Characteristics,” Journal of Graduate Medical Education 11, no. 6 (2019): 698–703, https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-19-00194.1.
S. V. Angus, C. M. Williams, E. A. Stewart, M. Sweet, M. Kisielewski, and L. L. Willett, “Internal Medicine Residency Program Directors' Screening Practices and Perceptions About Recruitment Challenges,” Academic Medicine 95, no. 4 (2020): 582–589, https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000003086.
A. G. Pereira, P. R. Chelminski, S. G. Chheda, et al., “Application Inflation for Internal Medicine Applicants in the Match: Drivers, Consequences, and Potential Solutions,” American Journal of Medicine 129, no. 8 (2016): 885–891, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.04.001.
N. L. Romanoski, H. K. Morgan, A. Kerlek, et al., “The Relative Influence of Program Signaling, Geographic Preferences, and In‐State Status in Determining Odds of Interview Invitation in Residency Selection,” Journal of Graduate Medical Education 17, no. 1 (2025): 56–62, https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-24-00215.1.
Preliminary Program Signaling Data and Their Impact on Residency Selection. AAMC, accessed June 1, 2025, https://www.aamc.org/services/eras-institutions/program-signaling-data.
B. H. Freed, M. E. Afari, Z. U. L. Abideen Asad, et al., “Signaling 101 for Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Recruitment,” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 86, no. 7 (2025): 533–535, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.06.005.
R. Waksman, “CRT 2022 a Jump‐Start for In‐Person Meetings Post‐Pandemic,” Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 40 (2022): 1–2, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2022.04.028.
Interviews in GME: Where Do We Go From Here? AAMC, accessed June 1, 2025, https://www.aamc.org/about-us/mission-areas/medical-education/interviews-gme-where-do-we-go-here.
B. Balch Do the Benefits of Virtual Residency Interviews Outweigh the Downsides? AAMC, accessed June 1, 2025, https://www.aamc.org/news/do-benefits-virtual-residency-interviews-outweigh-downsides.
J. R. Salik, E. K. Zern, I. R. McCarthy, et al., “In‐Person vs Virtual Interview Format for Fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease,” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 82, no. 5 (2023): 465–468, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.05.039.
M. W. Cullen, J. B. Damp, V. Soukoulis, et al., “Program Directors Survey on the Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Cardiology Fellowship Training,” JACC. Advances 3, no. 7 (2024): 101008, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101008.
A. M. Meyer, A. A. Hart, and J. N. Keith, “COVID‐19 Increased Residency Applications and How Virtual Interviews Impacted Applicants,” Cureus 14, no. 6 (2022): e26096, https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26096.
Y. Maxwell ‘Ridiculous' System Has Many Calling for an Interventional Cardiology Match. Tctmd, accessed June 17, 2025, https://www.tctmd.com/news/ridiculous-system-has-many-calling-interventional-cardiology-match.
L. J. Rose‐Jones, M. M. Ahmed, B. H. Freed, et al., “Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Interviews 2021,” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 78, no. 10 (2021): 1078–1081, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.07.005.
S. L. Watson, R. H. Hollis, L. Oladeji, S. Xu, J. R. Porterfield, and B. A. Ponce, “The Burden of the Fellowship Interview Process on General Surgery Residents and Programs,” Journal of Surgical Education 74, no. 1 (2017): 167–172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.06.008.
R. Rajaram, J. A. Abreu, R. Mehran, T. C. Nguyen, M. B. Antonoff, and A. Vaporciyan, “Using Quality Improvement Principles to Redesign a Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Website,” Annals of Thoracic Surgery 111, no. 3 (2021): 1079–1085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.158.
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The authors received no specific funding for this work.
Contributed Indexing:
Keywords: ERAS; NRMP; fellowship websites; graduate medical education; interventional cardiology; match
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Date Created: 20251120 Date Completed: 20260107 Latest Revision: 20260107
Update Code:
20260107
DOI:
10.1002/ccd.70335
PMID:
41264776
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MEDLINE
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Objectives: We sought to assess the availability and comprehensiveness of interventional cardiology (IC) fellowship program websites.
Background: IC joined the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) starting in the 2024-2025 fellowship application cycle to enhance fairness and standardization in the application process. It is known that applicants rely on online information and program websites during fellowship recruitment, but no study has evaluated IC program websites.
Methods: The online content of all IC fellowship programs listed in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) was evaluated. Websites were identified through ERAS, the American Medical Association Residency & Fellowship Database (FREIDA), and Google. Each website was assessed for the presence of 25 variables encapsulating information felt to be valuable to applicants.
Results: One hundred ninety-three IC fellowship programs were listed in ERAS, of which four programs were duplicates and excluded. 32/189 (16.9%) of programs in ERAS and 66/189 (34.9%) of programs in FREIDA provided weblinks that directly linked to the fellowship program website, whereas the remainder had inaccurate or broken links, or no weblink at all. After searching ERAS, FREIDA, and Google, 171/189 (90.5%) of programs had an identifiable website. Among 171 program websites, the mean percentage of variables present was 56.7%, and the occurrence of each variable across 171 websites is shown in Figure 1. Programs listed as participating in ERAS were significantly more likely to have a program website (93.8% vs. 72.4%, p < 0.0001).
Conclusions: Information gaps and areas for improvement are present in the online content provided to prospective applicants of IC fellowship programs.
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