Update on the Selection Criteria of Plastic Surgery Residents

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Asghari, Arya [1 ]
Hines, Eric [2 ]
Mocharnuk, Joseph [3 ]
Leis, Amber [2 ]
Wang, Eric D. [2 ]
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[1] Calif Northstate Univ, Coll Med, Elk Grove, CA USA
[2] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Plast Surg, 200 S Manchester Ave 650, Orange, CA 92868 USA
[3] Univ Pittsburgh, Sch Med, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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plastic surgery; residency; selection criteria; match; program director; survey; NATIONAL-SURVEY; TRENDS; MATCH; APPLICANTS; PROTOCOLS;
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10.1097/SAP.0000000000003801
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R61 [外科手术学];
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BackgroundPlastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) is recognized as a highly competitive specialty. Since the first assessment of resident selection criteria in 2007, PRS residency programs have adopted holistic review processes and adapted to changes such as a decline in medical schools participating in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society as well as the recent transition to pass/fail grading for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) step 1 examination (Schultz et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020;8:e2892; Tadisina et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017;139:330e-331e). This study was devised to evaluate current PRS residency criteria in light of these changes.MethodsAn anonymous, 12-item, electronic survey was generated and distributed using Alchemer. An email was sent to 171 program directors (PDs) and associate program directors (APDs) of PRS residency programs. Survey questions were developed to collect data regarding respondent demographics and their desired criteria when assessing residency applicants. Complete responses were collected and analyzed with summary statistics and multivariate logistic regression using RStudio (version 1.3.109).ResultsIn total, 44 (25.7% response rate) of the 171 PDs and APDs completed the survey. Of the 16 programs (36.4%) with a USMLE cutoff score, 7 (43.8%) reported a range of 230 to 239 and 6 (37.5%) reported a range of 240 to 249. Without a score for step 1, the majority (48.8%) of respondents believe that step 2 scores will replace step 1 scores in terms of assessment criteria, and the content of recommendation letters was selected as the criterion with the greatest increase in weight (66.7%). In addition, 27.3% of programs require a step 2 score at the time of interview. The top 3 academic criteria in order of decreasing importance were the content of recommendation letters, clinical grades, and letter writers, whereas the top 3 nonacademic criteria were subinternship performance, maturity, and interview performance.ConclusionsPlastic and reconstructive surgery remains a highly competitive specialty for residency applicants. Our findings suggest that Alpha Omega Alpha membership remains diminished in importance, whereas USMLE cutoff scores have increased. With recent changes in the step 1 grading system, PDs and APDs will rely more heavily on step 2 scores and the content of recommendation letters.
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