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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Tool for Plastic Surgery Residency Application Screening.
[BACKGROUND] Applications to integrated plastic surgery residency programs have outpaced the growth of available positions. As a result, faculty must review more applications each year. Artificial intelligence provides 1 mechanism for holis…
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Interprogram Differences in Core General, Core Plastic, and Plastic Surgery-Adjacent Training.
[BACKGROUND] Plastic surgery training continues to evolve with integrated residents spending more time in plastic versus general surgery. Herein, we provide an updated description of interprogram differences in core general, core plastic, a…
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Differences in accessibility and cost of plastic surgery sub-internships and away rotations for international and US medical students.
[BACKGROUND] Sub-internships are crucial for plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) residency matching. However, access is affected by economic and systemic barriers, particularly for international medical graduates (IMGs) and medical stu…
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Differences in Applicant Perceptions of Virtual Interviews Between Integrated Plastic Surgery and Subspecialty Fellowship Applicants.
[OBJECTIVE] We aim to survey and compare integrated plastic surgery and plastic surgery subspecialty fellowship applicants on their experiences with virtual interviews and to determine if there are differences between them. [DESIGN] An IRB…
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Predicting Academic Performance during Plastic Surgery Residency: Can Step 2 Scores Reliably Replace Step 1?
[OBJECTIVE] Step 1 will transition to a pass/fail system in 2022. This study aimed to characterize the effects of this change on integrated plastic surgery program directors' selection criteria and assess whether Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (…
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Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Applicant Perceptions of Virtual Interviews.
[PURPOSE] The 2020-2021 interview cycle for integrated plastic surgery applicants was the first to be held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we detail the largest study on integrated plastic surgery applicant perceptions aft…
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Trends in the research profile of matched independent plastic surgery fellows.
The independent plastic surgery pathway recruits candidates with 5 years of surgical training who are typically more advanced in research than their integrated counterparts. Research productivity helps to discriminate between applicants. Ho…
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Differences in operative self-assessment between male and female plastic surgery residents: A survey of 8,149 cases.
[BACKGROUND] Previous studies show female residents tend to underrate and male residents to overrate their own performance. We sought to determine if plastic surgery resident trainee self-evaluations differ by resident sex. [METHODS] We ex…
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Academic Productivity Among Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Fellowship Applicants.
[INTRODUCTION] Plastic surgery subspecialty fellowships are highly competitive. Academic productivity is an objective metric that can be used to compare candidates. This study aims to evaluate intersubspecialty differences in academic profi…
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The Association between Away Rotations and Rank Order in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Match.
[BACKGROUND] Given the competition in the integrated plastic surgery Match, away rotations are ubiquitous among plastic surgery applicants to differentiate their applications. This study aimed to characterize how performing an away rotation…
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An Analysis of Gender Bias in Plastic Surgery Resident Assessment.
[BACKGROUND] Previous studies have shown men and women attending physicians rate or provide operating room (OR) autonomy differently to men and women residents, with men attendings providing higher ratings and more OR autonomy to men reside…
- Are All Posts Created Equal? A Review of Academic Plastic Surgery Residency Programs' Social Media Engagement Statistics.
- Overlapping and Concurrent Surgery in Plastic Surgery Training Programs: A Program Director Survey.
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Women Continue to Be Underrepresented in Surgery: A Study of AMA and ACGME Data from 2000 to 2016.
[OBJECTIVE] In the past decade women have comprised nearly half of U.S. medical school graduates. However, women remain underrepresented among surgical residents and practicing surgeons. We conducted the current study to assess recent trend…
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Productivity During Residency for 125 Hand Surgery Fellows.
[PURPOSE] Research output is 1 element of a multifactorial process that fellowships consider when evaluating applicants. Hand fellowships present a unique circumstance in which applicants from various specialties-plastic surgery, orthopedic…
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Integrated Plastic Surgery Match: Trends in Research Productivity of Successful Candidates.
[BACKGROUND] Plastic surgery continues to be one of the most competitive specialties in the residency match. Research productivity is a key component of the selection process. Nevertheless, potential applicants have a poor understanding of …
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Comparing Operative Performance between Independent and Integrated Plastic Surgery Residents.
[BACKGROUND] Anecdotally, faculty report that independent residents' operative skills differ from those of their integrated peers. This study compared operative competency between integrated (postgraduate years 4 to 6) and independent plast…
- Increasing Diversity in Plastic Surgery.
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Understanding Surgical Resident and Fellow Perspectives on Their Operative Performance Feedback Needs: A Qualitative Study.
[OBJECTIVE] Operative performance feedback is essential for surgical training. We aimed to understand surgical trainees' views on their operative performance feedback needs and to characterize feedback to elucidate factors affecting its val…
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The Therapeutic Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin in Treating Scleroderma-Associated Raynaud's Phenomenon: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
[OBJECTIVE] To assess the therapeutic efficacy of local injections of botulinum toxin type A (Btx-A) in improving blood flow to the hands of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) secondary to scleroderma. [METHODS] In this randomized, do…
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The Perception and Costs of the Interview Process for Plastic Surgery Residency Programs: Can the Process Be Streamlined?
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to assess applicant perceptions and costs associated with the interview process for plastic surgery residency positions. [METHODS] This was a cross-sectional survey of applicants to the integrated…
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Empirical validation of the Operative Entrustability Assessment using resident performance in autologous breast reconstruction and hand surgery.
[BACKGROUND] In 2013, we developed the Operative Entrustability Assessment (OEA) to facilitate evaluation and documentation of resident operative skills. This web-based tool provides real-time, transparent feedback to residents on operative…
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Business Education for Plastic Surgeons: A Systematic Review, Development, and Implementation of a Business Principles Curriculum in a Residency Program.
[BACKGROUND] Rising health care costs, decreasing reimbursement rates, and changes in American health care are forcing physicians to become increasingly business-minded. Both academic and private plastic surgeons can benefit from being educ…
- Rare Diseases on the Plastic Surgery In-Service Training Examination.
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Management of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection After Medical Tourism in Cosmetic Surgery and a Review of Literature.
[INTRODUCTION] Despite news reports, Food and Drug Administration disclaimers, and warnings from US plastic surgeons against the perils of cosmetic tourism, patients continue to seek care abroad and often present with infectious complicatio…
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Comprehensive Observations of Resident Evolution: A Novel Method for Assessing Procedure-Based Residency Training.
[BACKGROUND] Assessment of surgical skills in the operating room remains a challenge. Increasing documentation requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education are necessitating mechanisms to document trainee compete…
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Away Rotations and Matching in Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency: Applicant and Program Director Perspectives.
[BACKGROUND] Although nearly all medical students pursuing integrated plastic surgery residency participate in elective rotations away from their home medical school, the value and costs of these "away" rotations have not been well studied.…
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Plastic Surgery Residents' Understanding and Attitudes Toward Biostatistics: A National Survey.
[BACKGROUND] An understanding of biostatistics is a critical skill for the practicing plastic surgeon. The purpose of the present study was to assess plastic surgery residents' attitudes and understanding of biostatistics. [METHODS] This w…
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The scope of practice of hand surgery within plastic surgery: the ACAPS national survey to assess current practice and develop educational guidelines.
[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…
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The Standardized Professional Encounter: A New Model to Assess Professionalism and Communication Skills.
[BACKGROUND] Physician-patient communication is vital to patient care, and physician-nurse interactions are equally critical. Conflict between nurses and physicians can greatly impair communication, increasing the risk of treatment errors, …