Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
J Surg Educ. 2022 Nov-Dec;79(6):1435-1440. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.07.014. Epub 2022 Jul 11.
Following the 2021 integrated plastic surgery match, we found a significant increase in home match rates and decrease in match rate for students without a home plastic surgery program with the elimination of visiting sub-internships and the initiation of virtual interviewing. With the return of visiting sub-internships in the 2022 match cycle, we hypothesize that these rates will approach values more consistent with historical controls.
Program match data was obtained from posts to residency program Instagram pages and posts associated with the hashtag #PRSMatch2022. Data on visiting sub-internship matches was obtained from a publicly available Google Sheet with applicant contributors. The Chi square test was used to assess for differences.
Medical schools and plastic surgery programs were categorized into west, midwest, south, and northeast regions.
Matched applicants to integrated plastic surgery residency programs.
In total, 192 of 194 (99%) of applicants matched to integrated plastic surgery residency positions were identified. The match rate for applicants without an affiliated plastic surgery program (31.3%) increased from 2021 (p = 0.03) and returned to a level consistent with historical controls (p = 0.38). Similarly, the home program match rate (15.1%) and match rate for applicants from Top 40 medical schools (34.2%) decreased from 2021, returning to pre-pandemic levels (p = 0.63, p = 0.12). Finally, regional match preferences remained generally consistent with historical controls, apart from a higher proportion of northeast applicants matching to programs in the northeast (72.5%, p = 0.04), and a lower proportion of west applicants matching to programs in the west (26.3%, p = 0.002).
The 2022 integrated plastic surgery match cycle saw a reversal of many of the changes to match rates seen in the 2021 cycle. These changes may be due to the reintroduction of visiting sub-internships following updates in COVID-19 policies.
在 2021 年综合整形外科学位匹配后，我们发现，随着访问实习的取消和虚拟面试的开始，家庭匹配率显著增加，而没有家庭整形项目的学生的匹配率下降。随着 2022 年匹配周期访问实习的回归，我们假设这些比率将接近与历史对照更一致的值。
从居住计划 Instagram 页面上的职位和与#PRSMatch2022 相关的帖子中获取计划匹配数据。访问实习匹配的数据是从一个公开的 Google 表格中获取的，申请人是该表格的贡献者。使用卡方检验评估差异。
将医学院和整形外科学位课程分为西部、中西部、南部和东北部地区。
综合整形外科学位住院医师计划的匹配申请人。
总共确定了 194 名综合整形外科学位住院医师计划的申请人中的 192 名匹配。没有附属整形外科学位项目的申请人（31.3%）的匹配率从 2021 年开始增加（p=0.03），并恢复到与历史对照一致的水平（p=0.38）。同样，家庭计划匹配率（15.1%）和前 40 名医学院申请人的匹配率（34.2%）从 2021 年开始下降，恢复到大流行前的水平（p=0.63，p=0.12）。最后，除了东北部申请人与东北部计划匹配的比例较高（72.5%，p=0.04）以及西部申请人与西部计划匹配的比例较低（26.3%，p=0.002）外，区域匹配偏好与历史对照基本一致。
2022 年综合整形外科学位匹配周期看到了 2021 年周期中匹配率变化的许多逆转。这些变化可能是由于 COVID-19 政策更新后访问实习的重新引入。
