The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Every teaching hospital (interviews on site in October-January), ALL
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-05-11 May 11, 2020
- In force
- May 11, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Hospitals and Health Systems SEC-01
Operative words
'The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted clinical education in all U.S. medical schools... As Emergency Departments are primary sites for COVID-related care, the capacity of teaching hospitals to provide safe and appropriate EM experiences for students has been severely limited. Public health considerations have led to travel restrictions, which reduce the ability of students to complete away rotations, and necessitate major changes in the residency application process.'
The organizer's notice
Residency and fellowship interview seasons 2020-21 and 2021-22 (the industry's hiring pipeline)
Notes
2020: The Coalition recommended (May 11, 2020) that all residency interviews for the 2020-21 cycle be conducted virtually and that away rotations be suspended; the emergency medicine organizations' consensus statement (May 27, 2020) directed: 'All EM residency interviews should be conducted virtually in the 2020-21 application year. In-person interviews should not be offered to any applicants, including those deemed to be local.'. 2021: The Coalition's Aug. 24, 2021 recommendation continued virtual interviews for the 2021-22 season (Coalition site, read: 'Virtual-Rec_COVID-Only_Final.pdf', 24 August 2021). Usual dates: Interviews October-January; away rotations July-September; Match in March. Venue orders 2020: FED-020, NY-005, CA-002, IL-005, TX-008. Venue orders 2021: FED-020, FED-053, SEC-01-001.