Elemosho Abdulaziz, Sarac Benjamin A, Janis Jeffrey E
From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Jul 3;12(7):e5937. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005937. eCollection 2024 Jul.
The highly competitive nature of the integrated plastic surgery residency match justifies the need for objective data that provide insights into some of the residents' selection criteria. Many studies have sought to provide information on these criteria, but to our knowledge, none has described the inflection point where the match probability does not further increase. Although our study provides this information to potential applicants, it will also help them assess and optimize their chances of a successful match.
We pooled and analyzed the data available on matched and unmatched integrated plastic surgery applicants on the national residency match program database between 2016 and 2022.
Step 2 score of 250 or more ( < 0.0001), number of publications more than 15 ( = 0.0007), number of research experiences five or more ( = 0.018), number of contiguous ranks more than 10 ( < 0.0001), number of volunteer experiences five or more ( < 0.0001), being a US MD applicant ( < 0.0001), and Alpha Omega Alpha membership ( < 0.0001) were all associated with increased probability of matching into the integrated plastic surgery program. Match probability did not further increase after 15 publications, five research experiences, 15 contiguous ranks, and 10 volunteer experiences have been reached. Having a PhD ( = 0.149) or a non-PhD graduate degree ( = 0.07) was not associated with increased match probability.
The law of diminishing returns sets in for applicants to the integrated plastic surgery match after 15 publications, 15 contiguous ranks, five research experiences, and 10 volunteer experiences have been reached.
整形外科学联合住院医师匹配项目竞争激烈，因此需要客观数据来洞察部分住院医师的选拔标准。许多研究试图提供有关这些标准的信息，但据我们所知，尚无研究描述匹配概率不再进一步增加的转折点。尽管我们的研究为潜在申请者提供了此类信息，但也将帮助他们评估并优化成功匹配的机会。
我们汇总并分析了2016年至2022年期间国家住院医师匹配项目数据库中整形外科学联合住院医师匹配成功与未成功申请者的可用数据。
第二步考试成绩达到250分及以上（<0.0001）、发表论文数量超过15篇（=0.0007）、研究经历数量达到5次及以上（=0.018）、连续排名超过10个（<0.0001）、志愿者经历数量达到5次及以上（<0.0001）、是美国医学博士申请者（<0.0001）以及获得医学优等生荣誉学会会员资格（<0.0001）均与进入整形外科学联合住院医师项目的匹配概率增加相关。在达到15篇论文发表量、5次研究经历、15个连续排名和10次志愿者经历后，匹配概率不再进一步增加。拥有博士学位（=0.149）或非博士研究生学位（=0.07）与匹配概率增加无关。
对于整形外科学联合住院医师匹配的申请者而言，在达到15篇论文发表量、15个连续排名、5次研究经历和10次志愿者经历后，收益递减规律开始显现。
