Undergraduate plastic surgery in the United Kingdom: The students’ perspective

Pasha, Terouz; Lumley, Eleanor S.; Dwyer-Hemmings, Louis; Fell, Matthew

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.086

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“…However, other factors are the length of training as well as work–life balance. 17 To conclude, our results reflect the lack of information about the specialty which students themselves stated. This encourages paying more attention to these quite disconcerting results.…”

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Plastic and aesthetic surgery among medical students: A cross-sectional study

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Objectives: The wide variety of operations that a plastic surgeon can deal with creates confusion regarding its proper scope. This confusion was observed in primary physicians as well as medical students. Increasing the perception of medical students toward plastic surgery can aid in career decision-making and early referral patterns. The aim of this study is to gauge a holistic overview of how medical students and interns perceive the plastic and aesthetic surgical specialty in King Faisal University and to suggest a recommended plan. Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed equally to male and female medical students and interns in a local medical institute. The questionnaire constituted three sections; the first included the biographical data. The second is concerned with the different case scenarios and specialties to be chosen. The third is concerned with the previous clinical exposures. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 21. Between comparison, chi-square tests, Mann–Whitney U-test, and Kruskal–Wallis tests were applied. Normality tests were conducted using the Shapiro–Wilk’s test. Results: Two hundred ninety-two students and interns have participated and completed the questionnaire. There were 189 males and 103 females. Plastic surgery was most commonly chosen in the following case scenarios; burn of the hand (74%), broken nose (64.7%), and cosmetic nose reshaping (80.8%). However, plastic surgery was infrequently chosen (selected by <30% of students) in many areas of hands and peripheral neuropathies (severed finger extensor tendon (26.4%), fractured scaphoid (12.7%), carpal tunnel syndrome (14.4%), brachial plexus injury (16.1%)). The most common source of information was the social media, and the least one is meeting with doctors and professors. Conclusion: Medical students and interns lack a full view of plastic and reconstructive surgery, especially in hand and peripheral neuropathies. Improving the education of medical students and interns is recommended and needed.

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Plastic and aesthetic surgery among medical students: A cross-sectional study

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“…Plastic surgery is one of the toughest medical specialties to get into following graduation-a plan that needs to be carefully devised ahead of this point. 14,15 This article investigates the elements that medical students interested in plastic surgery think are important in deciding their career. Although this topic has not been discussed in the local literature, many studies were published about it internationally.…”

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“…Although this topic has not been discussed in the local literature, many studies were published about it internationally. 14,16…”

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“…21 Furthermore, it is recognized by long and demanding clinical duties, negatively impacting work-life balance. 14,22 Interestingly, half of our cohort think that working hours and on-calls are important in choosing the specialty. We think that this misconception of a relaxed clinical responsibility arose from the limited clinical exposure to surgery, as more than 40% of the students did not undergo through surgical rotations.…”

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“…13 When it comes to the factors influencing the choice of plastic surgery as a future career, many studies have investigated these factors, on an international scale. 14 However, a gap exists in the local literature about the determinants of pursuing plastic surgery as a future career; the aim of this study was to close this gap. Background: Graduates of medical school must choose a specific specialty as a lifelong practice from a large pool of medical specialties.…”

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Factors Influencing the Choice of Plastic Surgery as a Specialty in Saudi Arabia

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Mortada

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: Graduates of medical school must choose a specific specialty as a life-long practice from a large pool of medical specialties. This decision stands out as one of the most memorable and critical in their lifetimes. To reach such a decision with satisfaction, medical school graduates consider a variety of factors. This is the first study to explore the influential factors on pursuing plastic surgery as a career in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, unicentral study based on an electronic questionnaire that has been constructed with an assistance of field experts to ensure a sufficient coverage of the influential factors. Only those with an established interest in plastic surgery were included. Institutional review board approval was obtained for this study. Results: Of the 695 questionnaires fully completed by third-year medical students up to intern doctors, only 32 (4.6%) expressed an interest in the pursuit of plastic surgery as a future career, with a female predominance of 62.5% (N = 20). The factors that influenced their decision of specialty choice were the geographic advantage (81.3%), predominance of nonurgent cases (71.9%), the reward associated with immediate outcome (71.9%), and prior significant events (71.9%). Conclusions: Certain factors, as explored by this study, strongly influence the choice of plastic surgery as a future specialty, among Saudi medical graduates. Cultivating more knowledge about plastic surgery as a specialty may help consider scientific research as an impactful factor in the future for further development in the field.

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