title: Evaluation of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) Fellowship Program Website Content and Quality.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The qualities that applicants value in the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) fellowship programs have been studied, but the availability of this information on program websites has not yet been reviewed. The authors evaluated the availability of resident-valued ASOPRS fellowship program information on the Internet.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors performed an Internet search of the 53 ASOPRS fellowship program websites and evaluated websites for 20 characteristics of interest to ASOPRS fellowship applicants such as teaching faculty, program description, rotation schedule, operative cases, and interview information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 53 ASOPRS fellowship programs, 43 (81.1%) had a fellowship program-dedicated website. The fellowship websites contained a mean 7.6 characteristics (38.1%, range 0-15). Faculty listing, program description, and case diversity were the most commonly included data (74.4%, 72.1%, and 69.8%, respectively). Fellow selection process, interview information, and graduate job placement were least commonly included (7.0%, 2.3%, and 0.0%, respectively). There was no significant difference in website inclusiveness based on fellowship region or faculty number. Programs affiliated with an ophthalmology residency were more complete than those that were not (40.3% vs. 20.0%, p = 0.0098).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review found that most programs had websites and contained a reasonable number of characteristics. However, applicant-valued information regarding surgical volume, procedure variety, application information, and postgraduate employment history were often missing. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship programs may improve match outcomes by providing and enhancing program websites with details that their applicants seek.
authors.affiliation: *Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and †Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Homer
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000193:education*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States; D064878:Web Browser / Q000592:standards*