IMPORTANCE: Prior to applying or interviewing, most prospective applicants turn to the Internet when evaluating residency programs, making maintenance of a comprehensive website critical. While certain "intangibles" such as reputation may not be communicated effectively online, residency websites are invaluable for conveying other aspects of a program. Prior analyses have reported that certain criteria such as research experience and didactics are important considerations for applicants. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the comprehensiveness of otolaryngology residency websites. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Review of otolaryngology residency program websites.Websites of 99 civilian residency programs were searched for the presence of 23 criteria. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Presence of 23 criteria for application process, incentives, instruction, research, clinical training, and other. RESULTS: Only 5 programs contained at least three-quarters of the criteria analyzed; on average programs reported less than 50% of information sought. Among the 99 residency program websites, a description of the following criteria was noted: comprehensive faculty listing (88%), didactics (80%), contact e-mail (77%), current residents (74%), description of facilities (70%), intern schedule (70%), research requirements (69%), otolaryngology rotation schedule (64%), other courses (61%), ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) link (55%), year-to-year responsibility progression (47%), call schedule (40%), active/past research projects (37%), area information (34%), message from the program director (33%) or chair (23%), selection criteria (30%), salary (directly on site) (23%), surgical statistics (18%), parking (9%), and meal allowance (7%). The mean (SD) percentage present of factors encompassing "clinical training" was 55%(23%), significantly higher than the mean (SD) percentage of factors covered under the "incentives" category (19% [11%]; P = .01). The proportion of overall criteria present on websites did not differ on organizing programs by region (range, 42%-49%). Sites for "large" programs (≥3 residents per year) were more comprehensive (49%vs 42%; P = .04). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: While further survey of prospective applicants would be invaluable in determining which factors are of greatest interest, many residency websites appear to be inadequately comprehensive. Despite the relative comprehensiveness of criteria relevant to clinical training when compared with other aspects of websites such as incentives, several crucial aspects of training are still not addressed in many sites.
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机译：重要信息：在申请或面试之前，大多数潜在申请人在评估居住计划时都会使用Internet，这使得维护综合性网站至关重要。虽然某些“无形资产”（例如声誉）可能无法在线有效地传达，但居住网站对于传达计划的其他方面而言却是无价的。先前的分析报告说，某些标准（例如研究经验和教学方法）是申请人的重要考虑因素。目的：评价耳鼻喉科住院医师网站的综合性。设计和参与者：耳鼻喉科住院医师计划网站的审查。在99个平民住院医师计划网站上搜索了23条标准。主要结果和措施：存在23个标准，用于申请过程，激励措施，指导，研究，临床培训等。结果：只有5个程序至少包含了四分之三的分析标准。平均而言，计划报告的信息不足所寻求信息的50％。在99个居留计划网站中，记录了对以下标准的描述：全面的教师名单（88％），教法（80％），联系电子邮件（77％），现有居民（74％），设施描述（ 70％），实习时间表（70％），研究要求（69％），耳鼻喉科轮换时间表（64％），其他课程（61％），ERAS（电子居留申请服务）链接（55％），年度责任等级（47％），通话时间表（40％），活动/过去的研究项目（37％），区域信息（34％），计划主任的信息（33％）或主席（23％），选择标准（30％），工资（直接在现场）（23％），外科手术统计（18％），停车（9％）和伙食津贴（7％）。包含“临床培训”的因素的平均（SD）百分比为55％（23％），显着高于“激励”类别下的因素的平均（SD）百分比（19％[11％]; P = .01）。网站上显示的总体标准所占的比例在不同地区的组织计划中没有差异（范围为42％-49％）。 “大型”计划（每年≥3个居民）的站点更为全面（49％比42％; P = .04）。结论和相关性：尽管对潜在申请人的进一步调查对于确定哪些因素最受关注是非常宝贵的，但许多居住网站似乎不够全面。尽管与网站的其他方面（如激励措施）相比，与临床培训相关的标准相对较为全面，但许多站点仍未解决培训的几个关键方面。
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