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Plastic Surgery Resident Origins: A Retrospective Study on the Leading Medical Schools Generating Integrated
James Sherrer1, Troy Marxen2, Orr Shauly2
1From the Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open
|August 29, 2025
Summary
Medical schools with integrated plastic surgery residency programs and research fellowships, along with higher rankings and larger class sizes, produce more integrated plastic surgery residents. These factors predict program success.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Surgical Training
- Plastic Surgery
Background:
- Varying opportunities exist for student involvement in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Identifying successful educational models is crucial for medical schools.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine key factors at medical schools that produce the most integrated plastic surgery residents.
- Identify successful educational models and program characteristics.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed top 100 US MD programs (2019-2024) based on integrated plastic surgery resident production.
- Assessed factors: home integrated program, research fellowship, class size, faculty/resident numbers, and school ranking.
Main Results:
- Programs with home integrated plastic surgery residency programs and research fellowships produced significantly more residents annually.
- Resident production correlated with integrated resident spots, faculty numbers, class size, and medical school ranking.
Conclusions:
- Key factors in US medical schools reliably predict success in producing integrated plastic surgery residents.
- Home programs and research fellowships are significant predictors.
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