Chun Magnus, Girard Alisa, Zhang Yichi, Meyers Abigail, Roohani Idean, Cook Tracey, Song Ping, Chaffin Abigail
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Eplasty. 2022 Feb 22;22:e3. eCollection 2022.
Plastic surgery is a competitive specialty that attracts many qualified applicants. This study provides results of a survey conducted to identify the attributes that make integrated and independent plastic surgery residency programs in the United States most desirable. Medical students' preferences for virtual events during the 2020 to 2021 Match cycle were also investigated.
An anonymous 7-question survey was deployed to plastic surgery residency program directors to forward to medical students and current residents during the 2021 to 2022 National Resident Matching Program cycle. Demographics and ranking of program attributes were collected in the survey, and data analysis consisted of both qualitative and quantitative results.
A total of 50 survey respondents from 28% of plastic surgery residency programs was received. The happiness and well-being of residents and training at their preferred geographical location were identified as the most desirable qualities of a program (P < 0.05). However, 82% of respondents opposed mandatory research (P = 0.002). There was a statistically significant larger proportion of students that highly valued faculty responsiveness to feedback over perceived program ranking (P < 0.05). In the context of COVID-19, virtual meet and greets, as well as resident happy hours, were rated most desirable (n = 35, 70%), followed by social media outreach (n = 23, 46%).
Resident happiness and well-being, followed by preferred geographical location, were the most favorable program attributes. Plastic surgery residency programs may seek to better integrate these preferences within their curricula, as well as showcase them on social media, to attract high-quality applicants and optimize the training experience for matched residents.
整形外科是一个竞争激烈的专业，吸引了许多合格的申请者。本研究提供了一项调查结果，该调查旨在确定使美国综合和独立的整形外科住院医师培训项目最具吸引力的属性。还调查了医学生在2020至2021年配对周期对虚拟活动的偏好。
在2021至2022年全国住院医师匹配计划周期内，向整形外科住院医师培训项目主任发放了一份包含7个问题的匿名调查问卷，由他们分发给医学生和现任住院医师。调查问卷收集了人口统计学信息和项目属性排名，数据分析包括定性和定量结果。
共收到来自28%的整形外科住院医师培训项目的50份调查问卷回复。住院医师的幸福感以及在他们首选地理位置的培训被确定为项目最具吸引力的特质（P < 0.05）。然而，82%的受访者反对强制研究（P = 0.002）。高度重视教员对反馈的回应的学生比例在统计学上显著高于对项目排名的认知（P < 0.05）。在新冠疫情背景下，虚拟见面会以及住院医师欢乐时光被评为最受欢迎的活动（n = 35，70%），其次是社交媒体推广（n = 23，46%）。
住院医师的幸福感和地理位置偏好是最有利的项目属性。整形外科住院医师培训项目可以寻求在课程中更好地融入这些偏好，并在社交媒体上展示，以吸引高质量的申请者，并优化匹配住院医师的培训体验。
