Friedrich JB

[BACKGROUND] Prior research has identified criteria valued by residency applicants when assembling their rank lists. However, with the composition of medical trainees continuously diversifying, there has been greater emphasis on creating a …

[OBJECTIVE] Preparation for a career in plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) begins long before the residency application process. Given the challenging nature of matching into integrated PRS, the expectations for competitive applicants…

Integration of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically with natural language processing and machine learning, holds tremendous potential to enhance both clinical practices and administrative workflows within plastic surgery. AI has been …

[OBJECTIVE] Medical conscientious objection is a federally protected right of physicians to refuse participation in medically indicated services or research activities that are incompatible with their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs. I…

The United States Medical Licensing Examination announced the changing of Step 1 score reporting from a three-digit number to pass/fail beginning on January 1, 2022. Plastic surgery residency programs have traditionally used United States M…

[BACKGROUND] Residency education has adapted to current social distancing recommendations by relying heavily on videoconferences. There is concern however, that this new paradigm may lead to over-saturation or burnout. [METHODS] A 12-quest…

Plastic surgeons have the unique perspective of working with all types of patients and care teams from almost all specialties in surgery and medicine, which creates unique challenges in times of distress. As the initial epicenter of coronav…

[BACKGROUND] With increasing public awareness of and greater coverage for gender-confirming surgery by insurers, more transgender patients are likely to seek surgical transition. The degree to which plastic surgery and urology trainees are …

[BACKGROUND] Gender dysphoria is estimated to occur in up to 0.9 percent of the U.S. [POPULATION] With increasing awareness and decreasing stigma surrounding transgender issues, it is predicted that more patients will begin to seek medical…

[BACKGROUND] There is no consensus among plastic surgeons regarding what constitutes the scope of hand surgery practice. Due to this lack, there is a wide variability in what hand surgery procedures plastic surgery resident will see and par…

[BACKGROUND] Flexor tendon injury is a common problem that plastic surgeons are called on to treat. Despite their common nature, they present a challenge, not necessarily in the surgical treatment per se but in the ability to achieve a "nor…

[BACKGROUND] This study was designed to establish the essential hand surgery procedures that should be mastered by graduating plastic surgery residents. This framework can then be used as a guideline for developing Objective Structured Asse…