Education on the Business of Plastic Surgery During Training: A Survey of Plastic Surgery Residents

Ovadia, Steven; Gishen, Kriya; Desai, Urmen; García, Alejandro; Thaller, Seth R.

doi:10.1007/s00266-018-1096-z

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“…This was mirrored by previous studies, as one survey reported that nearly 90% of plastic surgeon respondents stated that business principles are either "pretty important" or "very important" to being a doctor. [11][12][13] More specifically, within our analysis, coding and billing were ranked as the highest topic of importance for instruction. There have been efforts to educate plastic surgery residents on such concepts through a multifaceted approach, and these have conferred significantly increased rates of higher complexity evaluation and management coding based on improved documentation and billing awareness by residents.…”

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Business of Medicine in the Academic Plastic Surgery Community

Khetpal¹,

Hauc²,

Lopez³

et al. 2022

Ann Plast Surg

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PurposeBusiness fundamentals, such as leadership, negotiations, and personal finance, remain as an overlooked component of residency education. It remains unclear how faculty members in academic plastic surgery particularly view the integration of a business curriculum within plastic surgery residency curriculum and how one's personal exposure to business concepts may impact their perception on the importance of learning such concepts in surgical training.MethodsA 15-question survey was distributed through the American College of Academic Plastic Surgeons members in order to assess how academic plastic surgeons perceived the importance of a business curriculum and, if applicable, how the formalized study of these concepts were incorporated within plastic surgery residency programs. Surgeons were also queried about barriers toward organizing and executing such a curriculum and about the importance of certain topics for education.ResultsFifty-five academic plastic surgeons, representing 25 institutions, completed the survey. More than 60% of academic plastic surgeons either strongly agreed or agreed to a formalized business curriculum being a necessary component of residency curriculum, and more than 70% either strongly agreed or agreed to wishing for more instruction in such concepts.ConclusionThis study elucidates how academic plastic surgeons perceive the education of business fundamentals during plastic surgery training. Although the majority of respondents found such teachings as valuable, our findings suggest limited resources allocated to these important concepts. Future efforts should incentivize plastic surgery programs to provide formal instruction within the business of medicine and, in doing so, position trainees for success in their careers.

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Business of Medicine in the Academic Plastic Surgery Community

Khetpal¹,

Hauc²,

Lopez³

et al. 2022

Ann Plast Surg

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“…However, health policy and advocacy education have traditionally been lacking within US graduate medical education, with most non-medical educational efforts focusing on business preparedness and practice management among residents and recent graduates across many medical specialties. [1][2][3][4] These gaps in health policy and advocacy education can leave trainees feeling frustrated and paralysed; while trainees feel it is essential for physicians to participate in advocacy efforts to shape health policy, their perceived ability to do so is curtailed by a lack of knowledge surrounding these areas. 5 6 Further, lack of health policy and advocacy awareness can also be detrimental to the quality and equity of patient care provided, prompting calls to address this critical training gap.…”

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confidence: 99%

Engaging in advocacy during medical training: assessing the impact of a virtual COVID-19-focused state advocacy day

Moustafa

Kwak

et al. 2021

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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PurposeThe physician voice is crucial to shaping health policy and public health guidelines, particularly during COVID-19. However, there are gaps in health policy and advocacy education within graduate medical education. This study sought to characterise the impact of a virtual COVID-19 focused advocacy day among medical trainees in Massachusetts.Study designThe half-day event featured speakers drawn from government relations experts, physician advocates, and state and federal legislators as well as breakout discussions among attendees. A 25-question Redcap survey and list of resources/opportunities for continued advocacy was administered to all participants at event’s conclusion on 19 May 2020.ResultsThere were 60 responses from 141 participants (43% response rate). One-third reported no prior formal health policy instruction, and over half reported getting information from news publications, social media and peers. 58% believed physician involvement in advocacy to be ‘extremely important’ prior to COVID-19; 83% believed the same after onset of COVID-19 (p<0.0001). The most common barriers to advocacy engagement were lack of time and knowledge. Most attendees felt participation increased their knowledge and likelihood to engage in the COVID-19 response, imparted useful skills/knowledge for continued advocacy, increased their interest in future similar events, and that such events should be available to all trainees.ConclusionsTrainees recognise the importance of health policy and advocacy and value opportunities to gain the necessary skills/knowledge to effect tangible change. Virtual advocacy days can be replicated nationwide to help trainees learn about advocacy efforts and find their legislative voices during COVID-19 and beyond.

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“…In the changing U.S. health care environment, physicians are required to perform a wider variety of tasks and have a deeper understanding of nonmedical topics, such as health policy and healthcare economics. Studies have shown a lack of familiarity with principles in health policy and practice management among residents and recent graduates across a number of medical specialties [1][2][3][4][5], prompting numerous proposals and calls to action to improve health policy education within graduate medical education [6][7][8][9][10][11]. Although studies have characterized business preparedness among dermatology trainees [12,13], efforts to understand and educate dermatology trainees about health policy reforms pertaining to dermatology practice have not been required or standardized across dermatology residency programs [14][15][16].…”

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Health policy literacy among U.S. dermatology residents: characterizing past experiences and future goals

Yu¹,

LaChance²,

Nambudiri

2020

Dermatology Online Journal

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Education on the Business of Plastic Surgery During Training: A Survey of Plastic Surgery Residents

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Cited by 23 publications

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Business of Medicine in the Academic Plastic Surgery Community

Business of Medicine in the Academic Plastic Surgery Community

Engaging in advocacy during medical training: assessing the impact of a virtual COVID-19-focused state advocacy day

Health policy literacy among U.S. dermatology residents: characterizing past experiences and future goals

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