Godbe KN

[BACKGROUND] Residency unionization provides increased leverage for trainees to negotiate compensation and benefits. However, no study to date has compared the benefits offered between unionized versus non-unionized hospital systems with in…

[OBJECTIVE] The United States Medical Licensing Exam® (USMLE®) Step 1 exam implemented pass/fail scoring to "create a more holistic residency application selection process." We aimed to assess whether this transition favored holistic review…

[OBJECTIVE] The USMLE Step 1 exam, an important metric in the integrated plastic surgery match, transitioned to pass/fail scoring in January 2022. No previous studies have investigated the impact of this new scoring system on the process of…

[BACKGROUND] The Plastic Surgery Common Application (PSCA) was introduced in the 2020-2021 integrated plastic surgery match cycle. We investigated the accuracy of medical student-reported quantitative metrics in the PSCA. [METHODS] Quantif…

[BACKGROUND]  Analysis of operative flow has been shown to improve efficiency in breast microsurgery. Both complex decision-making skills and technical mastery are required to overcome intraoperative challenges encountered during microsurgi…

[UNLABELLED] Microsurgical advances have led to minimally invasive approaches for mandibular reconstruction. Currently, no resource compares all minimally invasive microvascular mandibular reconstruction (MIMMR) treatment options. [METHODS…

Individuals with maxillary dentofacial deformities commonly have preexisting nasal airway obstruction with associated nasal septal deviation. Combination bimaxillary procedures with intraoral septoplasty after maxillary downfracture have be…