P90. What Attributes Make United States Plastic Surgery Programs Desirable? An Updated Perspective From Medical Students and Residents

Chun, Magnus; Girard, Alisa O.; Zhang, Yichi; Meyers, Abigail; Roohani, Idean; Cook, Tracey; Song, Ping; Chaffin, Abigail E.

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“…Furthermore, the majority of the influence social media has on an applicant’s rank list is positive. 6 , 7 According to a survey study conducted by Irwin et al, 8 of all plastic surgery residency applicants who were influenced by social media, 72% of them indicated a positive influence. However, specific factors contributing to a more popular plastic surgery residency social media presence are not widely known.…”

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The Relationship between Plastic Surgery Residency Instagram Characteristics and Doximity Rank

Huynh

Wagner

Contractor

et al. 2023

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: Social media provides unique insight into the facilities, personnel, and culture of plastic surgery residency programs. Applicants can gain a more holistic view of programs based on their social media accounts. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between the popularity of a program's Instagram account and the program's Doximity ranking and to investigate the factors which contribute to greater viewership, with a special focus on diversity. Methods: Using Doximity's 2021-2022 Residency Navigator, a list of all integrated plastic surgery residency programs was obtained, and their social media accounts were documented. Instagram accounts were analyzed for metrics, post content, and website links. A 15-month period of posts was analyzed, then grouped into eight categories. Diversity was assessed using average Fitzpatrick skin type for each post containing photographs of people. Results: Of the 88 programs, 85 (96.6%) had an Instagram account at the time of analysis. Analysis of Instagram post content found that personnel and social function posts had significantly more likes than other categories. Posts with average Fitzpatrick type greater than or equal to III also had significantly more likes. Linear regression demonstrated a positive relationship between higher Doximity rank and number of followers; however, there was no clear relationship between rank and posts per week or engagement score. Conclusions: Plastic surgery social media accounts may make a positive impact on followers. It is important to understand the factors that can increase engagement and broaden viewership. Tailoring posts based on content popularity and highlighting diversity may help to accomplish these goals.

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The Relationship between Plastic Surgery Residency Instagram Characteristics and Doximity Rank

Huynh

Wagner

Contractor

et al. 2023

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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“…Both high research productivity and diversity of faculty contribute to the overall ranking, reputation, and desirability of a plastic surgery residency program, as these are elements reported to be influential to plastic surgery applicants when going through the program selection process. [29][30][31][32] Our analysis of publicly available online program information and institutional websites can be a valuable source of information for prospective plastic surgery applicants and residents. Over the last few decades, the medical community has observed a gradual rise in the use of the internet and social media for resident recruitment and education, which exponentially increased following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.…”

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Lymphedema Surgical Education and Faculty Demographics in United States Plastic Surgery Residency Programs

Finkelstein,

Clark,

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J Reconstr Microsurg

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Background: Recent advancements in supermicrosurgery and promising preliminary outcomes have led to a surge in physiologic lymphedema surgery. This study is the first to evaluate lymphedema surgical education among United States plastic surgery residency programs, along with the background and experience of plastic surgeons subspecializing in the field. Methods: Cross-sectional evaluation of 103 accredited United States plastic surgery residency programs was performed in January 2023. Web-based searches of program curricula, faculty profiles, and main institutional pages indicated whether a program provided nonclinical or clinical exposure to lymphedema surgery. Review of online faculty profiles, surname searches, Doximity, and Scopus determined the perceived demographics, academic productivity, and procedures performed by lymphedema surgeons. Results: Compared to the 11 programs that incorporated lymphedema surgery into their online curriculum, 67 programs had a rotation site with a surgeon performing lymphedema procedures. Of the 33 programs without evidence of clinical exposure, 76% (n=25) did not provide or specify providing elective time. Faculty perceived to be female or a race underrepresented in plastic surgery had significantly more assistant professor titles (p<0.0214) and significantly fewer years of experience (p<0.0293) than their counterparts. Conclusion: Great variation in lymphedema surgical education exists among US plastic surgery residency programs. While few programs incorporate lymphedema surgery into their advertised curriculum, programs without clinical exposure frequently did not provide elective time to obtain it. Faculty that were female or a race underrepresented in plastic surgery were most often early in their career, suggesting lymphedema surgeons may grow increasingly diverse in years to come.

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P90. What Attributes Make United States Plastic Surgery Programs Desirable? An Updated Perspective From Medical Students and Residents

Abstract: plastic surgery residency. Significant increases are especially encountered for select case categories. Prospective applicants can make informed decisions on the utility of this approach when pursuing fellowship training.

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The Relationship between Plastic Surgery Residency Instagram Characteristics and Doximity Rank

The Relationship between Plastic Surgery Residency Instagram Characteristics and Doximity Rank

Lymphedema Surgical Education and Faculty Demographics in United States Plastic Surgery Residency Programs

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