Resident Selection Protocols in Plastic Surgery: A National Survey of Plastic Surgery Program Directors

Background. The goals of this project were to evaluate the current perspective on letters of recommendation and to assess the need for, and acceptance of, a more standardized letter of recommendation (LOR). Methods. An eight-question survey was distributed to plastic surgery program directors. A five-point Likert scale was selected as a means of quantifying the participants’ responses to the survey. Results. Twenty-eight of 71 program directors (39.4%) completed the survey. The majority of participants felt that current LOR did not offer a realistic way to compare applicants (mean±SD, 2.9±0.8). While most agreed that increasing the objectivity of LOR would be valuable in comparing applicants (mean±SD, 4.1±0.9), the overall average response to whether a more standardized letter format would improve the resident selection process remained only slightly better than neutral (mean±SD, 3.5±1.2). Most of the chairmen supported the notion that familiarity with the author of the LOR strengthened the recommendation (mean±SD, 4.5±0.6). Conclusion. The majority of plastic surgery program directors would like more objectivity in comparing applicants but are ambivalent about a standardized letter of recommendation.

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The impact of coronavirus 2019 on general surgery residency: A national survey of program directors

Annals of Medicine and Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102285 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 65 ◽

pp. 102285

Author(s):

Maxwell F. Kilcoyne ◽

Garrett N. Coyan ◽

Edgar Aranda-Michel ◽

Arman Kilic ◽

Victor O. Morell ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

General Surgery ◽

Program Directors ◽

General Surgery Residency ◽

The Impact

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Striving for Diversity: National Survey of OB-GYN Program Directors Reporting Residency Recruitment Strategies for Underrepresented Minorities

Journal of Surgical Education ◽

10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.02.007 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Monica Mendiola ◽

Anna M. Modest ◽

Grace C. Huang

Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Program Directors ◽

Underrepresented Minorities ◽

Recruitment Strategies ◽

Residency Recruitment

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Facelift Part II: Surgical Techniques and Complications

Aesthetic Surgery Journal ◽

10.1093/asj/sjab081 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed M Hashem ◽

Rafael A Couto ◽

Chris Surek ◽

Marco Swanson ◽

James E Zins

Keyword(s):

Plastic Surgery ◽

Surgical Techniques ◽

Aesthetic Surgery ◽

Program Directors ◽

Recent Survey ◽

Critical Reading ◽

Neck Lift ◽

Macs Lift ◽

Face And Neck Lift

Abstract Although previous publications have reviewed face and neck-lift anatomy and technique from different perspectives, seldom were the most-relevant anatomical details and widely practiced techniques comprehensively summarized in a single work. As a result, the beginner is left with a plethora of varied publications that require sorting, re-arrangement, and critical reading. A recent survey of US plastic surgery residents and program directors disclosed less facility with facelift surgery when compared to aesthetic surgery of the breast and trunk. To this end four of the widely practiced facelift techniques (ie, MACS-lift, lateral-SMASectomy, extended-SMAS, and composite rhytidectomy) are described in an easy review format. The highlights of each are formatted followed by a summary of complications. Finally, the merits and limitations of these individual techniques are thoroughly compared and discussed.

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