Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
J Surg Res. 2022 Sep;277:303-309. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.04.023. Epub 2022 May 5.
The National Residency Matching Program is becoming more competitive across all medical specialties. The match rate for surgical specialties is considerably lower than the overall match rate each year. For those wishing to match into integrated plastic surgery, the magnitude of difficulty is in question.
Public data from 2016 to 2020 on the number of residency programs, number of residency positions, number of applicants, United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores, and research experiences were collected for dermatology, categorical general surgery, neurological surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, integrated plastic surgery, integrated thoracic surgery, urology, and integrated vascular surgery.
In the 2020 Match, integrated plastic surgery had only 82 programs and 180 positions, and over the 2016-2020 Matches, the growth of integrated plastic surgery was a mere 6.9 positions per year. For matched 2020 applicants, integrated plastic surgery had the highest USMLE Step 1 score (249), highest USMLE Step 2 score (tied at 256), and second highest number of abstracts/presentations/publications (19.1).
The limited availability of residency spots in integrated plastic surgery, in conjunction with the quality of the applicant pool, makes it one of the most competitive matches. Candidates should understand this context before applying as to not risk going unmatched.
国家住院医师匹配计划在所有医学专业的竞争都越来越激烈。每年外科专业的匹配率都明显低于总体匹配率。对于那些希望进入综合整形外科学的人来说，其难度是有疑问的。
从 2016 年到 2020 年，收集了皮肤科、普通外科分类、神经外科、眼科、骨科、耳鼻喉科、综合整形外科学、综合胸外科、泌尿科和综合血管外科学的住院医师项目数量、住院医师职位数量、申请人数量、美国医师执照考试（USMLE）成绩和研究经验等公共数据。
在 2020 年的匹配中，综合整形外科学仅有 82 个项目和 180 个职位，在 2016-2020 年的匹配中，综合整形外科学的增长仅为每年 6.9 个职位。对于 2020 年匹配的申请人，综合整形外科学的 USMLE 第一步得分最高（249 分），USMLE 第二步得分最高（与 256 分并列），摘要/演讲/出版物数量第二高（19.1）。
综合整形外科学住院医师职位的有限供应，加上申请人库的质量，使其成为竞争最激烈的匹配之一。申请人在申请前应了解这一背景，以免面临不匹配的风险。
