Accessibility and content of individualized adult reconstructive hip and knee/musculoskeletal oncology fellowship web sites
Background: Accessible, adequate online information is important to fellowship applicants. Program web sites can affect which programs applicants apply to, subsequently altering interview costs incurred by both parties and ultimately impacting rank lists. Web site analyses have been performed for al...
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doaj-f244965feae44aa1947477f5748ae0192020-11-25T02:36:01ZengElsevierArthroplasty Today2352-34412018-06-014223223510.1016/j.artd.2017.10.003Accessibility and content of individualized adult reconstructive hip and knee/musculoskeletal oncology fellowship web sitesBradley L. Young, MD0Colin K. Cantrell, BS1Joshua C. Patt, MD, MPH2Brent A. Ponce, MD3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USASchool of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USABackground: Accessible, adequate online information is important to fellowship applicants. Program web sites can affect which programs applicants apply to, subsequently altering interview costs incurred by both parties and ultimately impacting rank lists. Web site analyses have been performed for all orthopaedic subspecialties other than those involved in the combined adult reconstruction and musculoskeletal (MSK) oncology fellowship match. Methods: A complete list of active programs was obtained from the official adult reconstruction and MSK oncology society web sites. Web site accessibility was assessed using a structured Google search. Accessible web sites were evaluated based on 21 previously reported content criteria. Results: Seventy-four adult reconstruction programs and 11 MSK oncology programs were listed on the official society web sites. Web sites were identified and accessible for 58 (78%) adult reconstruction and 9 (82%) MSK oncology fellowship programs. No web site contained all content criteria and more than half of both adult reconstruction and MSK oncology web sites failed to include 12 of the 21 criteria. Conclusions: Several programs participating in the combined Adult Reconstructive Hip and Knee/Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Match did not have accessible web sites. Of the web sites that were accessible, none contained comprehensive information and the majority lacked information that has been previously identified as being important to perspective applicants.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117301449joint reconstructiononcologyfellowship web site |
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Accessibility and content of individualized adult reconstructive hip and knee/musculoskeletal oncology fellowship web sites |
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Accessibility and content of individualized adult reconstructive hip and knee/musculoskeletal oncology fellowship web sites |
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Accessibility and content of individualized adult reconstructive hip and knee/musculoskeletal oncology fellowship web sites |
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Accessibility and content of individualized adult reconstructive hip and knee/musculoskeletal oncology fellowship web sites |
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Accessibility and content of individualized adult reconstructive hip and knee/musculoskeletal oncology fellowship web sites |
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accessibility and content of individualized adult reconstructive hip and knee/musculoskeletal oncology fellowship web sites |
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Arthroplasty Today |
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2018-06-01 |
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Background: Accessible, adequate online information is important to fellowship applicants. Program web sites can affect which programs applicants apply to, subsequently altering interview costs incurred by both parties and ultimately impacting rank lists. Web site analyses have been performed for all orthopaedic subspecialties other than those involved in the combined adult reconstruction and musculoskeletal (MSK) oncology fellowship match.
Methods: A complete list of active programs was obtained from the official adult reconstruction and MSK oncology society web sites. Web site accessibility was assessed using a structured Google search. Accessible web sites were evaluated based on 21 previously reported content criteria.
Results: Seventy-four adult reconstruction programs and 11 MSK oncology programs were listed on the official society web sites. Web sites were identified and accessible for 58 (78%) adult reconstruction and 9 (82%) MSK oncology fellowship programs. No web site contained all content criteria and more than half of both adult reconstruction and MSK oncology web sites failed to include 12 of the 21 criteria.
Conclusions: Several programs participating in the combined Adult Reconstructive Hip and Knee/Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Match did not have accessible web sites. Of the web sites that were accessible, none contained comprehensive information and the majority lacked information that has been previously identified as being important to perspective applicants. |
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