Webinar during COVID-19 Improves Knowledge of Changes to the Plastic Surgery Residency Application Process

Serebrakian, Arman T.; Ortíz, Ricardo; Christensen, James H.; Pickrell, Brent B.; Irwin, Timothy J.; Karinja, Sarah J.; Broyles, Justin M.; Liao, Eric C.; Eberlin, Kyle R.; Helliwell, Lydia A.

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“…Moreover, our nding that participants' self-reported con dence in creating a competitive portfolio signi cant improved after an online webinar coincides with the ndings by Serebrakian et al, which assessed the impact of a webinar on participants' knowledge of changes to the plastic surgery residency application process [14]. Residents were reported feeling more con dent in matching to the plastic surgery residency programme after the webinar compared to before (p < 0.001) alongside medical students after the programme.…”

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“…Residents were reported feeling more con dent in matching to the plastic surgery residency programme after the webinar compared to before (p < 0.001) alongside medical students after the programme. This supports the use of webinars to improve participant con dence in the delivered topics and as a useful method of information participants on training pathways [14]. In addition, our results suggest that webinars are an effective method to improve participants' awareness of postgraduate programmes, such as the CST.…”

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Evaluating the utility of an international webinar as a platform to educate students and doctors on the UK Core Surgical Training Portfolio

Raj

Bola

Rai

et al. 2021

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Background Core Surgical Training (CST) is a competitive two-year postgraduate training program in the UK that is scored based on three equally weighted stations: management, clinical and portfolio. Preparing a surgical portfolio can start in medical school, however, there is limited guidance on what forms a competitive portfolio with the majority of advice coming from surgical societies and mentors, which are variable throughout the country. Our aim was to assess the utility of a webinar to educate students and doctors on the CST portfolio to address this disparity. Methods Pre- and post-event questionnaires that included demographic data, 10-point Likert scales to self-report confidence on understanding of the CST portfolio and its domains, and questions on utilising webinars were distributed to attendees. Pre- and post-event responses were paired, and scores were assessed for normality via the Shapiro-Wilk test; the Mann-Whitney U test was used to assess statistical significance. Cohen's d effect sizes were calculated to report standardised differences between pre- and post-event scores. Results A total of 177 participants from over 24 countries attended and responded to both questionnaires. A statistically significant improvement in awareness of how to score maximum points was demonstrated across all nine CST domains (p < 0.0001). Almost half of the participants stated a preference for a webinar over an in-person format and only less than a third felt that webinars limited their ability to network and socialise at such events. Interestingly, most attendees did not feel that their university had provided them with adequate information on preparing for a surgical career with over half of the attendees stating that they had to attend events by external organisations to obtain such information. Conclusions This study has demonstrated that a webinar can be effectively utilised to educate students and doctors on the various domains of the CST portfolio and how to maximise points in each section. Such events could address the variability of societies and mentors across the country and provide equal opportunities for students. Further studies that directly compare webinars with in-person events and investigate long-term outcomes, such as success in CST applications, are required.

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Evaluating the utility of an international webinar as a platform to educate students and doctors on the UK Core Surgical Training Portfolio

Raj

Bola

Rai

et al. 2021

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“…For example, Serebrakian et al describes the creation of a webinar held by the Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program during the pandemic to educate applicants on the upcoming match process. 13 Similarly, Egro et al describes a virtual sub-internship created by the University of Pittsburgh plastic surgery program. 14 Both Harvard and Pittsburgh have a Doximity reputation ranking in the top 30.…”

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Home Field Advantage: Assessing the Geographic Trends of the Plastic Surgery Residency Match during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Asadourian

Murphy

Marano

et al. 2021

Journal of Surgical Education

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Objective In previous plastic surgery residency match cycles, in-person activities at other institutions, such as away rotations, have facilitated matches outside of an applicant's home program or region. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, limited these in-person opportunities. Therefore, we hypothesized that applicants of the 2021 cycle would be more likely to match into programs with which they have existing geographic connections when compared to previous years. Design Residency websites and social media accounts were searched for resident names and educational information for those matching in 2021 and 2015 to 2020. Outcomes included proportion of applicants matching at the program affiliated with their medical school (“home program”), or matching in the same state or United States Census Map region as their medical school or undergraduate institution. Subgroup analyses were stratified by program region, incoming resident class size, and Doximity residency reputation ranking. Setting Columbia University (New York). Participants For the 2015 to 2020 residency cycles, 963 residents were identified from 78 (95.1%) programs. For 2021, 159 incoming interns were identified from 70 (82.3%) programs. Results 2021 applicants matched into their home program at higher rates than 2015-2020 applicants (36.0% vs. 24.1%, p  = 0.019). This trend was similar regardless of program region or size. This increase was significant for programs ranked outside of the top 30 (41.5% vs. 26.4%, p = 0.032), but not for the top 30 programs (32.1% vs. 22.3%, p = 0.128). Excluding those who matched at their home program, 2015 to 2020 and 2021 applicants matched in the same state or region of their medical school or undergraduate institution at similar rates (p > 0.05 for all). Conclusions During the COVID-19 pandemic, plastic surgery residency programs matched more applicants from affiliated medical schools than in previous years. This may result from lack of in-person opportunities for applicants at other programs. Alternative relationship-building opportunities may facilitate broader geographic connections in the 2022 cycle.

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“…It is well known that worldwide educational and scientific events, as well as many medical school and residency programs, were temporary suspended, thus creating a global void in scientific programs. 1 To overcome this deficiency, online education and e-learning, as well as events like webinars, progressively gained popularity and today represent one of the most common ways of connecting people and sharing knowledge. 2 …”

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Webinar During COVID-19 Pandemic: Necessity or Uncontrolled Phenomena?

Costa

Servadei

2021

World Neurosurgery

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Webinar during COVID-19 Improves Knowledge of Changes to the Plastic Surgery Residency Application Process

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Evaluating the utility of an international webinar as a platform to educate students and doctors on the UK Core Surgical Training Portfolio

Evaluating the utility of an international webinar as a platform to educate students and doctors on the UK Core Surgical Training Portfolio

Home Field Advantage: Assessing the Geographic Trends of the Plastic Surgery Residency Match during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Webinar During COVID-19 Pandemic: Necessity or Uncontrolled Phenomena?

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