Commentary and Opinions: The Utilization of Social Media by Medical Residency Programs During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

As a result of COVID-19 pandemic, medical training has been greatly impacted globally. In Canada, out-of-province visiting clinical electives were cancelled. In addition, the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) interviews were transitioned to being virtual since 2020. As residency programs are exploring new ways to overcome the challenges of elective cancellation, there has been a surge of residency program social media accounts on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Social media serves as a platform for residency programs to promote themselves in addition to posting interactive educational materials. Moreover, social media residency accounts provide a platform for medical students to learn about the programs and network virtually with fellow applicants, residents, program directors, and faculty members. Overall, social media is becoming a popular and valuable tool for residency programs to connect with the applicants during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Among the different social media platforms, Instagram seems to be more appealing to both residency programs and the graduating medical students. We report our observations regarding selected Canadian residency program Instagram accounts. To maximize the success of using social media, it is important for the residency programs to consider the attitudes of applicants towards the residency social media accounts. Future studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of the Canadian residency program social media accounts for the final year students applying for these programs.

Otolaryngology residency program websites in a socially distanced application cycle

Objective To provide an updated evaluation of otolaryngology residency program websites during a socially distanced application cycle. Criteria were selected to evaluate for level of comprehensiveness, new content accommodating a virtual interview cycle, and stated commitment to diversity and inclusion. Study design Review of otolaryngology residency program websites. Setting Online websites between December 2020 and January 2021. Methods Otolaryngology residency program websites were evaluated for selected criteria. Programs were categorized by geographic location, size, and Doximity rankings. Differences between groups were analyzed using Student’s t-test and analysis of variance with a significance level of P < .05. Results 118 otolaryngology residency program websites contained a mean (SD) of 16.3 (4.7) of 31 criteria (52.6%). Fewer than one third included virtual/video tours of facilities or the surrounding area. Only 33% had a stated commitment to diversity and inclusion. There was no difference in number of criteria included when categorized by geographic location ( P = .22). Larger programs (17.9 vs 14.5, P < .001) and programs ranked in the top 50 by Doximity (17.7 vs 15.2, P = .003) included a significantly greater number of criteria. Conclusion While the comprehensiveness of otolaryngology residency program websites has improved, considerable room for improvement remains. Programs should strive to maintain updated websites that highlight training opportunities, program culture, and commitment to diversity and inclusion. Programs also should consider prioritizing the development of new online resources that may be especially useful to applicants during a virtual interview cycle.

Letter to the Editor Concerning “Why is Palliative Care Training During the Portuguese Family Medicine Residency Program Not Mandatory?”

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Use of a Residency Program in Preservice Teacher Preparation

The training and retention of special education teachers is a critical need in the education field. One innovation that can be used in educator preparation programs to better prepare teachers is to establish a residency model. In this model, preservice teachers work as full-time teachers, while also completing their coursework. They receive support from university faculty and peers during this structured first year of teaching. This chapter will explore the need for residency programs, possible features and structures, short and long-term benefits, and potential challenges. In addition, this chapter explores ways to incorporate high-leverage practices into residency coursework.

Multimodal Literacy and Creative Computing Badges in a Teacher Quality Partnership Residency Program

Introducing micro-credentialing into Lehman College's teacher residency program provides candidates with opportunities not afforded in Master's courses of study. Through the micro-credential offerings, residents learn to integrate literacy strategies and computational thinking across subject areas and grade levels. This chapter explores how micro-credentials validate non-credit “course” structures by linking content knowledge with pedagogy and theory with practice. The design and execution of both the micro-credentials described in the chapter make explicit connection between competencies and student learning.

O Projeto Político Pedagógico da Escola Municipal Professora Cleuzemi Pereira do Nascimento Silva e sua contribuição na formação inicial dos residentes pedagógicos / The Municipal School's Political Pedagogical Project Professor Cleuzemi Pereira do Nascimento Silva and its contributions to the initial training of pedagogical residents

No Programa Residência Pedagógica os participantes são inseridos numa escola de Educação Básica, objetivando aproximar o futuro docente com a profissão, proporcionando-lhes a prática do cotidiano escolar. Parte-se do pressuposto de que, os estudos sobre o documento normativo da escola, na formação docente, contribuíram para superar fragmentos do trabalho pedagógico aproximando os residentes do ideal de efetivação do PPP. O objetivo desta pesquisa é a reflexão acerca das contribuições do PPP da escola-campo na formação acadêmica dos residentes pedagógicos da Faculdade de Ciências Humanas do Sertão Central. Justifica-se pela necessidade de atuar na escola de forma efetiva a partir da imersão no contexto escolar baseado no Projeto Político Pedagógico da escola. Conclui-se que, tanto o Programa de Residência Pedagógica, como o documento normativo da Escola Professora Cleuzemi Pereira do Nascimento Silva contribuem para o aperfeiçoamento de uma prática mais qualitativa, com base em sua teoria, buscando-se respeito às singularidades, as diferenças. Através da teoria e da prática deseja-se romper com modelos ineficazes de ensino, com isso objetiva-se assegurar aos residentes, habilidades e competências que lhes permitirão realizar um ensino de qualidade nas escolas de Educação Básica em que futuramente forem atuar. Tendo utilizado o método qualitativo, este estudo contempla as teorias de autores que abordam o tema para fundamentar a narrativa dos residentes. De acordo com (LIBANEO, 1990), (NÓVOA, 2009), (VASCONCELOS, 2014) e outros, foi possível confrontar conceitos elucidando questionamentos fundamentais para a realização deste artigo. In the Pedagogical Residency Program, participants are inserted in a Basic Education school, aiming to bring the future teacher closer to the profession, providing them with the practice of everyday school life. It is assumed that studies on the school's normative document, in teacher education, contributed to overcoming fragments of the pedagogical work, bringing residents closer to the ideal of implementing the PPP. The objective of this research is to reflect on the contributions of the PPP of the field-school in the academic training of pedagogical residents at the Faculty of Human Sciences of Sertão Central. It is justified by the need to work effectively in the school from the immersion in the school context based on the School's Pedagogical Political Project. It is concluded that both the Pedagogical Residency Program and the normative document of the School Professor Cleuzemi Pereira do Nascimento Silva contribute to the improvement of a more qualitative practice, based on its theory, seeking respect for singularities and differences. Through theory and practice, the intention is to break with ineffective teaching models, with this aim to assure residents, skills and competences that will allow them to carry out quality teaching in Basic Education schools in which they will work in the future. Having used the qualitative method, this study contemplates the theories of authors who approach the theme to support the residents' narrative. According to (LIBANEO, 1990), (NÓVOA, 2009), (VASCONCELOS, 2014) and others, it was possible to confront concepts elucidating fundamental questions