Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, 600 Highland Ave. CSC G5/361, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2024 May;48(9):1867-1873. doi: 10.1007/s00266-023-03513-w. Epub 2023 Jul 27.
The integrated plastic surgery residency match continues to be highly competitive. Every year, some candidates are former NCAA athletes. While it is challenging to balance academic and athletic responsibilities, participation in NCAA sports may be predictive of continued success.
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of participation in collegiate athletics on applicant anticipated rank and academic success.
All applications received from 2017 to 2020 at a single institution were reviewed for participation in NCAA athletics (Division I-III). Our primary outcome of interest was applicant anticipated rank by letter of reference writers. Applications were also examined for demographic information, membership in AOA, number of research publications, and USMLE board certification examination scores.
After reviewing 885 applications, 61 applicants (6.89%) were former NCAA athletes. Former NCAA involvement was associated with the highest effect on anticipated ranking (- 0.22, p=0.001). Former NCAA involvement demonstrated the highest odds of receiving an anticipated ranking in the top 5 (OR 1.83, p=0.025). We found no significant difference in research productivity between the two groups, including first authorships or USMLE Step 1 board certification exam scores. A significant difference was seen in race distribution, with forty-five (80.4%) of athlete applicants identifying as Caucasian, while 430 (56.5%) of non-athletes identified as Caucasian (p=0.012).
Former athletes applying to become integrated plastic surgery residents overcome the challenges of balancing athletic and academic pursuits with a higher anticipated rank in the integrated plastic surgery match while having comparable academic achievement. Former collegiate athletes have demonstrated greater success in and after residency. Former NCAA participation demonstrated the highest odds of receiving a top-5 rank. Former NCAA applicants showed no difference in academic productivity LEVEL OF EVIDENCE V: Case series study. This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
综合整形外科学住院医师匹配仍然极具竞争力。每年，都有一些候选人是前 NCAA 运动员。虽然平衡学术和运动责任具有挑战性，但参加 NCAA 体育活动可能预示着持续成功。
本研究旨在评估参与大学生体育活动对申请人预期排名和学术成功的影响。
对单机构 2017 年至 2020 年收到的所有申请进行 NCAA 体育（I-III 分区）参与情况审查。我们感兴趣的主要结果是申请人预期排名，由推荐信作者提供。还对应用程序进行了人口统计学信息、AOA 会员资格、研究出版物数量和 USMLE 委员会认证考试成绩的检查。
在审查了 885 份申请后，有 61 名申请人（6.89%）是前 NCAA 运动员。前 NCAA 参与与预期排名（-0.22，p=0.001）的相关性最高。前 NCAA 参与表现出获得前 5 名预期排名的可能性最高（OR 1.83，p=0.025）。我们发现两组之间的研究生产力没有显著差异，包括第一作者身份或 USMLE 第 1 步委员会认证考试成绩。种族分布存在显著差异，45 名（80.4%）运动员申请人自认为是白人，而 430 名（56.5%）非运动员申请人自认为是白人（p=0.012）。
申请成为综合整形外科学住院医师的前运动员克服了平衡运动和学术追求的挑战，在综合整形外科学比赛中获得了更高的预期排名，同时取得了相当的学术成就。前大学生运动员在住院医师期间和之后表现出更大的成功。前 NCAA 参与表明获得前 5 名排名的可能性最高。前 NCAA 申请人在学术成果方面没有差异。
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