Sarac Benjamin A, Rangwani Shiva M, Schoenbrunner Anna R, Drolet Brian C, Janis Jeffrey E
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Jan 22;9(1):e3317. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003317. eCollection 2021 Jan.
Integrated plastic surgery remains one of the most competitive specialties within the National Resident Matching Program. Although the burden of applying to surgical residencies has been studied, the literature lacks data specific to integrated plastic surgery applicants. This study reports the current total cost, along with the outcomes of applying to and interviewing for integrated plastic surgery residency.
A survey was sent to applicants in the 2018-2020 integrated plastic surgery application cycles. Survey questions focused on applicant demographics and home medical school characteristics, application processes, interview attendance, interview cost, and applicant financing. Comparative and regression analyses were performed on survey responses.
The survey was distributed to 493 applicants. An estimated 245 (49.7%) applicants responded. On average, applicants applied to 68.3 ± 16.4 (mean ± SD) programs, received 17.6 ± 11.4 interview invites, and attended 12.6 ± 5.7 of the interviews they received. On average, each applicant spent a total of $6690 ± $4045 during the interview season, with individual interviews costing $531. Residency programs providing financial assistance supplemented $73 ± $64 per interviewee, corresponding to 13.7% of per-interview cost. To cover costs, 33.8% of applicants sought additional funding, and 30.7% of applicants stated that they had supplemental income, with an average monthly supplemental income of $1971 ± $1558.
This study quantifies the recent total and per-interview cost of applying to integrated plastic surgery residency. It also identifies the importance of cost to applicants and how the cost burden of residency applications is supported.
综合整形外科仍然是全国住院医师匹配计划中竞争最激烈的专业之一。尽管已经对申请外科住院医师项目的负担进行了研究，但文献中缺乏针对综合整形外科申请者的具体数据。本研究报告了申请综合整形外科住院医师项目的当前总成本以及申请和面试的结果。
向2018 - 2020年综合整形外科申请周期的申请者发送了一份调查问卷。调查问题集中在申请者的人口统计学和母校医学院特征、申请流程、面试出席情况、面试成本以及申请者的资金筹集情况。对调查回复进行了比较和回归分析。
该调查问卷分发给了493名申请者。估计有245名（49.7%）申请者回复。平均而言，申请者申请了68.3 ± 16.4（均值 ± 标准差）个项目，收到17.6 ± 11.4个面试邀请，并参加了他们收到的12.6 ± 5.7个面试。平均而言，每位申请者在面试季总共花费了6690 ± 4045美元，每次面试花费531美元。提供经济援助的住院医师项目为每位受访者补贴了73 ± 64美元，相当于每次面试成本的13.7%。为了支付费用，33.8%的申请者寻求额外资金，30.7%的申请者表示他们有额外收入，平均每月额外收入为1971 ± 1558美元。
本研究量化了近期申请综合整形外科住院医师项目的总成本和每次面试成本。它还确定了成本对申请者的重要性以及住院医师申请成本负担是如何得到支持的。
