Division of Plastic Surgery, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
J Craniofac Surg. 2024 Jun 1;35(4):1027-1029. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010154. Epub 2024 May 7.
Plastic surgery residency programs are offering increasing opportunities for international rotations, recognizing the importance of early exposure and the need to promote better capacity building in host countries. While a greater number of residency programs are offering international opportunities, it is not clear whether applicants are aware of these opportunities based on program websites. The purpose of this study was to determine the availability and ease of access to international rotation information on plastic surgery residency websites. All 101 integrated and independent program websites were visited and assessed for information on international rotations. Programs were noted for any information about rotations and ease of access was determined based on the location of information on the website (homepage, 1 or 2 clicks from homepage, and greater than 2 clicks). Approximately 33% of programs offered any information on international rotations on their program websites. Thirty-six percent of these program websites displayed information on their homepage ("Easy"); 30% of these programs displayed their information 1 or 2 clicks away from the homepage ("Moderate"); and 33% of these programs displayed their information greater than 2 clicks away from the homepage ("Difficult"). Previous studies have established that international rotations are widely available to plastic surgery residents, but this study revealed that only a minority of residency programs are advertising this opportunity on their websites. These data may serve to galvanize faculty to increase website visibility of available international rotations to better promote their programs and attract prospective residents who seek opportunities in global health care.
整形外科研修计划为国际轮转提供了越来越多的机会，认识到早期接触的重要性以及需要促进主办国更好的能力建设。虽然越来越多的住院医师培训计划提供国际机会，但尚不清楚申请人是否根据计划网站了解这些机会。本研究的目的是确定整形外科研修网站上国际轮转信息的可用性和易访问性。访问并评估了所有 101 个综合和独立的项目网站，以获取有关国际轮转的信息。记录了有关轮转的任何信息，并根据网站上信息的位置（主页、主页上的 1 或 2 次点击以及超过 2 次点击）来确定易于访问的程度。大约 33%的项目在其项目网站上提供了有关国际轮转的任何信息。这些项目网站中有 36%在主页上显示了信息（“简单”）；其中 30%的项目在主页上显示信息距离主页 1 或 2 次点击（“中等”）；而其中 33%的项目在主页上显示信息距离主页超过 2 次点击（“困难”）。之前的研究已经确定国际轮转对整形外科住院医师广泛可用，但这项研究表明，只有少数住院医师培训计划在其网站上宣传这一机会。这些数据可能有助于激励教师增加可用国际轮转的网站可见性，以更好地宣传他们的计划并吸引寻求全球医疗保健机会的潜在住院医师。
