Assessing Videoconference Etiquette in Academia: Determining Positive and Negative Associations With Online Interactions

The lack of guidelines for videoconferencing etiquette elucidated frustrations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors aimed to assess the perceptions of faculty educators and residents regarding videoconferencing etiquette. In 2021, a survey assessing perceptions regarding the formality of various meeting types and the importance of various videoconferencing etiquette practices (Likert scale of 1-5) was created and disseminated to all faculty educators and residents at a single institution. Responses of faculty versus residents were analyzed in general and by procedural and mixed/nonprocedural subspecialties. The faculty response rate was 53.5% (38/71). The resident response rate was 7.3% (115/1569). A total of 19 departments were represented. Faculty respondents reported having significantly more hours of weekly formal meetings than residents, 4 (3-10) versus 2 (1-4) h (P