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The AAMC Video Interview Tool for Admissions (VITA) was a one-time, one-way video (recorded) interview designed to help medical schools assess applicants’ pre-professional competencies important for success in medical school.
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The AAMC created the VITA to provide applicants and medical schools with a free and safe alternative to in-person interviews for the 2021 admissions cycle during the COVID-19 pandemic. VITA was active from August 6, 2020 to April 30, 2021.
Over that period, we collected feedback from students and medical schools about the AAMC VITA interview. The majority of VITA participants reported that the interview was easy to set up and use. Most schools that used the VITA interview reported that it eased the transition from in-person to virtual interviews during the pandemic. Many schools also reported that the VITA interview was a valuable complement to their live, virtual interview process. However, both applicants and schools indicated that they preferred live, virtual interviews over asynchronous interviews. Given this feedback, the AAMC has decided that we will not offer the VITA interview for the 2022 admissions cycle.
If you would like more information about the AAMC VITA, please contact askVITA@aamc.org.