Impact of American Association of Neurological Surgeons Medical Student Interest Groups on Participation in Organized Neurosurgery, Research Productivity, and Residency Match Success

Agarwal, Prateek; Khalafallah, Adham M.; Hersh, Eliza H.; Ivan, Michael E.; Mukherjee, Debraj

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.153

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“…Over the span of 5 years, the number of affiliated chapters increased ten-fold. 53 This initiative was assessed in 2020. The study found that research productivity and participation in a nationally organized effort correlated with better match success than with highly ranked medical school or residency affiliation.…”

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“…The latter qualities include skills related to decision-making and organization management, refined through event planning, chapter meeting leadership, and submission of yearly chapter reports. 53 With this in mind, we suggest consideration of a centralized effort within a governing plastic surgery organization…”

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Medical Students’ Exposure to Plastic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Review of Scholarly and Academic Opportunities

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: Specialty exposure is most influential in a medical student’s decision to pursue plastic surgery training. We aimed to understand what opportunities exist for students through national plastic surgery organizations. Methods: The American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and The Aesthetic Society provide online lists of related organizations. Cross-referencing lists yielded 47 unique organizations. Screening for presence of annual meeting and relevance to student and resident education yielded 14 organizations. Bylaws/web-domains were reviewed for information related to the annual meeting, leadership opportunities, membership, grants, and travel scholarships. If available, previrtual/in-person and virtual meeting prices were collected. Lastly, discrepancies between webpage information and phone/email correspondence were noted. Results: All (100%) organizations welcomed students at annual meetings. Eleven promoted student presentation/submission. Average student registration fee was $109.3 ± SD$136.5 compared with $181.20 ± SD$157.20 for residents. Of organizations providing previrtual and virtual pricing (n = 10, 71.4%), there was an average price reduction in student registration of $92 (range: $0–375). Average student membership was $31.70/year ± SD $45.50 compared with $38.80 per year ± SD $65.90 for residents. The percentages of organizations offering student research grants, travel scholarships, and national student leadership were 21.4% (n = 3), 35.8% (n = 5), and 28.6% (n = 4) respectively. No organizations had student chapters/committees. All organizations (100%) contained at least one discrepancy between webpage/bylaw and email/phone. Conclusions: Our results suggest that although national opportunities seem to be limited, a role exists for further engagement, with interested students eager to take the initiative. Virtual conferences present a lower-cost alternative for students and residents.

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Medical Students’ Exposure to Plastic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Review of Scholarly and Academic Opportunities

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“…Previous research has shown that osteopathic and allopathic medical students matching into residency programs have a significantly greater number of research accomplishments than unmatched applicants [ 7 ]. Although causation cannot be concluded from several studies in this area, there is clearly an association between research experience and increased match success [ 8 , 9 ]. In the 2020 Match, U.S. M.D.…”

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The impact of medical student research as a discussion topic during the residency interview process

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McEchron

2021

BMC Med Educ

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Background Students with a greater number of research experiences are more successful in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP.) As a result, approximately two-thirds of allopathic medical schools have implemented a scholarly research project (SP) as a part of their curriculum. While inclusion of an SP in the medical school curriculum increases research productivity, literature to date has not investigated the frequency with which it is a discussion topic during residency interviews. Methods One hundred twenty-three students from the graduating class of 2019 and 2020 at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix (UACOMP) completed a 17-question survey examining the student’s SP and whether they completed additional research, with an overall response rate of 82.6%. Survey participants were asked to quantify how many residency interviewers asked about their SP or additional research during the interview process. Results Twenty-seven percent of interviewers asked students about their SP and 41% of interviewers asked students about additional non-SP research. 40% of interviewers asked about research overall to include SP and/or non-SP research. A greater percentage of interviewers (50%) asked students about their SP if they had undertaken additional research compared to interviewers of students who did not undertake additional research (29%, p = 0.0237). A greater percentage of interviewers at academic institutions (31%) asked students about their SP, compared with a smaller percentage of interviewers at predominantly non-academic programs (22%, p = 0.0054). There were no significant differences in the proportion of interviewers asking about the SP based on the type of specialty, competitiveness of specialty, relatedness project topic to specialty, and publication/presentation status of project. Conclusion Student research experiences may serve as a frequent discussion topic during the residency interview. Approximately one-quarter of interviewers ask about the SP regardless of specialty, research topic, and publication/presentation status of the project. Students with additional research experiences beyond their SP may experience a higher percentage of interviewers asking about their SP. Also, students applying to predominantly academic programs may experience a higher proportion of interview questions about research compared to peers interviewing at non-academic programs.

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“…The level of student engagement in an AANS chapter is positively corelated with specialty-specific publications, attendance of annual AANS meetings, and residency match rates. 4 Replicating a similar system within ophthalmology, in conjunction with increasing efforts made by independent OIGs, may increase the proportion of URM medical students who take interest in the field. Given proper structure and support, medical school OIGs have the potential to play a more active role in recruiting URM students and consequently, improving the current lack of diversity that exists among US ophthalmology residency programs.…”

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Impact of American Association of Neurological Surgeons Medical Student Interest Groups on Participation in Organized Neurosurgery, Research Productivity, and Residency Match Success

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Medical Students’ Exposure to Plastic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Review of Scholarly and Academic Opportunities

Medical Students’ Exposure to Plastic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Review of Scholarly and Academic Opportunities

The impact of medical student research as a discussion topic during the residency interview process

Re: Atkuru et al.: Trends in racial diversity among United States ophthalmology residents (Ophthalmology. 2022;129:957-959)

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