Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Since the inception of the integrated model, educational leaders have predicted its ongoing evolution, as the optimal plastic surgery curriculum remains a source of debate. With the now complete elimination of the "coordinated" pathway, the total number of integrated programs has arguably reached a plateau. Accordingly, this study examines the current state of training in integrated residencies and reevaluates the variability in the first 3 years of training observed previously. METHODS:Program information was obtained for all 68 integrated plastic surgery programs, and rotation schedules were available for 59. Plastic, general, and subspecialty surgery exposures were quantified and compared. Inclusion of rotations "strongly suggested" by the Residency Review Committee was also examined. RESULTS:Plastic surgery exposure ranged from 3.5 to 25 months (mean, 13.9 ± 5.4 months). General surgery ranged from 5 to 22.5 months (mean, 12.8 ± 4.7 months). Subspecialty rotations ranged from 0 to 8 months (mean, 3.6 ± 1.8 months). There was no difference in mean plastic surgery exposure between programs based within departments versus divisions (15.4 months versus 13.3 months; p = 0.184). There remained significant variability in the inclusion of 18 non-plastic surgery rotations, including the "strongly suggested" rotations. CONCLUSIONS:Plastic surgery exposure remains highly variable with a greater than 7-fold difference between programs. This suggests that programs are still sorting out the ideal curriculum. However, there is an overall trend toward earlier and increased plastic surgery exposure, which now exceeds the average time spent on general surgery rotations.
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Plast Reconstr Surgjournal_title
Plastic and reconstructive surgeryauthors
Rifkin WJ,Cammarata MJ,Kantar RS,DeMitchell-Rodriguez E,Navarro CM,Diaz-Siso JR,Ceradini DJ,Stranix JT,Saadeh PBdoi
10.1097/PRS.0000000000005325subject
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2019-03-01 00:00:00pages
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0032-1052issn
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00006534-201903000-00055journal_volume
143pub_type
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