Interventional radiology fellowship website content: what is the relevance to potential applicants?

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the accessibility and content of query Interventional Radiology (IR) fellowship program websites and determine the impact of these websites on applicants.

Materials and methods: All IR fellowship programs were individually evaluated, and all IR fellowship applicants to our institution were surveyed.

Results: In 2015, 44.3% of programs had an appropriate functional link to the fellowship website. Most provided a program description and application information. In our survey, applicants reported that website quality was moderately important to their overall impression of a fellowship. The most important aspects were didactics and facilities information.

Conclusion: Fellowship website content and quality are important to applicants.

Keywords: Applicant; Education; Interventional radiology fellowship; Website.