Bentz ML

[OBJECTIVE] As of January 26, 2022, the United States Medical Licensing Examination(USMLE) Step 1 score reporting will be changed from a numeric scoring system to pass/fail. Although the new scoring policy is expected to benefit medical stu…

[OBJECTIVES] Residency applicant assessment is imperfect, with little objectivity built into the process, which, unfortunately, impacts recruitment diversity. Linear rank modeling (LRM) is an algorithm that standardizes applicant assessment…

[INTRODUCTION] Prior studies have identified the lack of diversity within the field of plastic surgery (PS) and associated residency matches. In this study, the authors aimed to examine the effect of PS program chairs (PCs), program directo…

[BACKGROUND] The development of simulation, particularly low-cost models, has become a focus of interest within plastic surgery education. Current simulators for Mohs reconstruction are either expensive or not reusable. The authors hypothes…

[BACKGROUND] Publication in peer-reviewed journals is a duty and privilege. It is essential to the advancement of evidence-based medicine and often used as a proxy for academic achievement, contributing to decisions around promotion in acad…

[INTRODUCTION] International medical graduates (IMGs) make up nearly 10% of plastic surgeons in the United States, yet there is little information regarding their relative contributions to the field of academic plastic surgery. This study c…

The training of competent and ethical plastic surgery residents has become more difficult, as surgeons face increasing clinical and research demands, concern for medicolegal liability, and pressure to increase efficiency to decrease health …

[BACKGROUND] Programs specific to plastic surgery are necessary to dispel common myths and increase interest in the field. In a previous publication by the authors, a community outreach program was developed for these reasons for middle sch…

Although vertical health care delivery models certainly will remain a vital component in the provision of surgery in low-and-middle-income countries, it is clear now that the sustainability of global surgery will depend on more than just su…

[BACKGROUND] The current state of global surgery training in U.S. plastic surgery residency programs remains largely undefined. [METHODS] An electronic survey was distributed to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-certifie…

[BACKGROUND] A critical element of a thriving academic plastic surgery program is the quality of faculty. A decline in recruitment and retention of faculty has been attributed to the many challenges of academic medicine. Given the substanti…

In a time of multiple economic challenges in healthcare and society as a whole, academic plastic surgery units are also struggling to support teaching initiatives, research programs, and poorly remunerative patient care activities. A practi…

The demand for cosmetic services has risen rapidly in recent years, but has slowed down with the current economic downturn. Managed care organizations and Medicare have been steadily reducing their reimbursements for physician services. The…

[BACKGROUND] Integrated plastic surgery residency training is growing in popularity, bringing new challenges to program directors and applicants. The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of successful applicants and to obta…

[LEARNING OBJECTIVES] : After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Identify risk factors associated with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 2. Recognize the clinical presentation of patie…

Pectus excavatum, the most common congenital chest wall abnormality, is manifested by deformity of the costal cartilages resulting in a depressed and often rotated sternum. Although there are conflicting data to support and reject the conce…