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This objective of this communication is to provide an update from the Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH) and the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) with respect to the profession’s residency interview process, otherwise known as the Centralized Residency Interview Process (CRIP). During the 2022–2023 academic year, CRIP returned to an in-person format following a period of virtual interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic. Survey data since this change indicate that a large majority of residency program directors and student applicants prefer an in-person format to the residency interview process. This communication serves as an organizational update with respect to the residency interview process aimed at the profession, residency programs directors, and student applicants.