So You Want to Become a Plastic Surgeon? What You Need to Do and Know to Get into a Plastic Surgery Residency

Nagarkar, Purushottam; Pulikkottil, Benson J.; Patel, Anup; Rohrich, Rod J.

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“…As Rod Rohrich points out in reference to plastic surgery residency applicants, examination score may be an indicator of one's abilities but they pale in comparison to personal interaction. 11 Interestingly, the relative lack of importance of exam scores is farther reaching than just those acquired in medical school, also applying to the more recent USMLE Step 3 and in-service exam scores. The latter is the highest ranked and still only scores 2.7 AE 1.0.…”

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Microsurgery Fellowship Selection Criteria: A National Program Director Survey

Egro

Blecher

Gimbel

et al. 2016

J reconstr Microsurg

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Desirable candidate characteristics for microsurgery fellowship applicants still remain unclear, as no data are available in the literature. This study aims to provide information on the criteria that are used to select and rank applicants for the microsurgery fellowship match. A 38-question survey was sent in April 2015 to all microsurgery fellowship directors ( = 36) involved in the U.S. match, using QuestionPro Software. The survey investigated various factors used for selection of applicants, including medical school, residency training, research experience, fellowship interview, and candidate characteristics. A 5-point Likert scale was used to grade 33 influential factors from 1 ("not at all important in making my decision") to 5 ("essential in making my decision"), or for 5 controversial factors from 1 ("very negative impact in making my decision") to 5 ("very positive impact in making my decision"). A total of 53% (19 out of 36) of responses were received from microsurgery fellowship directors. The most important factors included letters of recommendations by microsurgeons (4.6 ± 0.5), interactions with faculty (4.6 ± 0.5), overall interview performance in the selection process (4.6 ± 0.5), and professionalism and ethics (4.4 ± 0.7). Factors that had a negative impact on the selection process included graduate from a non-U.S. plastic surgery residency program (2.1 ± 0.9), graduate needing a visa (2.3 ± 0.8), and graduate from a foreign medical school (2.4 ± 1.0). This study provides data on the microsurgery fellowship directors' perception of the criteria important for applicant selection and shows that the most valued criteria are letters of recommendation, interactions with faculty, and interview performance.

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Microsurgery Fellowship Selection Criteria: A National Program Director Survey

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Blecher

Gimbel

et al. 2016

J reconstr Microsurg

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“…8 These include obtaining high-quality letters of recommendation, which can be a major differentiating factor among applicants. 9 A significant proportion of plastic surgery residents matched at either the program at their own medical school or at a residency program where they completed an away subinternship.…”

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Generation Y and the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Match

Sue

Narayan

2013

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

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Background:Plastic surgery is the most competitive specialty in medicine. We sought to identify factors associated with the successful match of generation Y applicants into integrated plastic surgery residency.Methods:We utilized the most recent data from the Charting Outcomes in the Match published by the National Resident Matching Program in 2011. We had data on US senior or independent applicant status, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) status, attendance of top 40 medical schools, advanced degree status, and number of contiguous ranks within plastic surgery. Our main outcome measure was match status.Results:A total of 81 out of 197 applicants (41.1%) successfully matched into integrated plastic surgery in the 2011 main match. US seniors matched at a significantly higher rate compared to independent applicants (44.0% vs 24.1%, P = 0.044). Matched US seniors were more likely to have AOA membership compared to unmatched US seniors (45.9% vs 27.7%, P = 0.014) and attend a top 40 medical school (52.7% vs 35.1%, P = 0.022). There were no differences in terms of advanced degrees between matched and unmatched US seniors. Unmatched US seniors were more likely to have 3 or fewer contiguous ranks of plastic surgery residency programs than matched US seniors (86.2% vs 68.9%, P = 0.007).Conclusions:US senior status, AOA membership, and attendance at a top 40 medical school are predictors of matching into integrated plastic surgery. Program directors need to be aware of the background of the millennial applicants to recruit and maintain top residents.

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“…From a more pragmatic viewpoint, trainees intending to enter into highly competitive higher surgical training posts require publications as evidence of academic pursuit and achievement, among other achievements. In the United States (US), a 'prolific' publication record increases the chance of acceptance onto a residency programme [2]. In the UK, plastic surgery is one the most competitive specialties.…”

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Publishing in the Surgical Arena; Why, How and Where?

Mabvuure¹,

Hindocha²,

Jordan³

2016

MEDJ

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Publication of peer-reviewed articles in journals remains the preferred means of communicating surgical and scientific advancements. Learning to publish is an important skill to gain for surgeons preparing for evidence based practice. Publications may also be used as evidence of academic pursuit and achievement during selection for surgical training posts. Bar a few courses, formal training in publishing is limited for surgeons outwith intercalated undergraduate and higher research degrees. This review explains the rational for publishing, as well as offering practical advice on various types of articles, selecting destination journal and maximising the visibility of published articles. We aim to guide surgeons through the process of publication. This review is aimed at a pan-subspecialty audience. However, examples relating to plastic surgery have been used to reflect the authors' collective experience.

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So You Want to Become a Plastic Surgeon? What You Need to Do and Know to Get into a Plastic Surgery Residency

Cited by 39 publications

References 9 publications

Microsurgery Fellowship Selection Criteria: A National Program Director Survey

Microsurgery Fellowship Selection Criteria: A National Program Director Survey

Generation Y and the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Match

Publishing in the Surgical Arena; Why, How and Where?

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