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Plastic surgery residents were more likely to match in a different region during virtual interviews compared to in-person interviews. This shift may be due to increased applicant accessibility or fewer residency positions, prompting broader regional searches.

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  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Training
  • Residency Matching

Background:

  • Independent plastic surgery match cycles (2019-2021) showed a trend toward matching in different regions.
  • Integrated plastic surgery programs historically favored matching within the same region.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic shifted residency interviews from in-person to virtual formats starting in 2020.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare plastic surgery residency match trends between in-person and virtual interview formats.
  • To analyze geographic matching patterns in relation to interview modality.
  • To investigate the impact of virtual interviews on applicant’s geographic choices.

Main Methods:

  • Geographic data (zip codes, regions) of matched plastic surgery applicants were collected from public sources.
  • Data spanned the 2019 and 2020 in-person interview cycles and the 2021-2023 virtual interview cycles.
  • Analysis focused on the relationship between applicant’s medical school, residency, and program locations.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in the proportion of positions per region annually (P=0.85).
  • A trend of decreasing positions per region was observed from 2019 to 2022.
  • Applicants were significantly more likely to match in a different region during virtual interviews (P=0.002 for medical school, P=0.04 for residency).
  • Applicants matched to programs further from their medical school zip code in virtual interview years (P=0.02).

Conclusions:

  • The shift to virtual interviews correlated with increased geographic diversity in plastic surgery residency matches.
  • This trend may stem from enhanced applicant access to interviews across regions.
  • Alternatively, a reduction in available residency positions may necessitate broader geographic searches by applicants.