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Analysis of Research Output by 2024 Matriculants to Top 30 Integrated Plastic Surgery Programs.
Mark M Shimanov1, Eli Berglas2, Aaron B Lavi2
1From the Department of Biology, St. John's University, Queens, NY.
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|October 24, 2025
Summary
Male medical students matched into Integrated Plastic Surgery residency programs publish more research than females. This trend was observed across total, top 3 author, and basic science publications, regardless of program rank.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Plastic Surgery Research
- Academic Medicine
Background:
- Characterizing research output is crucial for medical students applying to competitive residency programs.
- Integrated Plastic Surgery programs are highly sought after by aspiring surgeons.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze and compare the research productivity of medical students matching into top Integrated Plastic Surgery residency programs.
- To identify potential disparities in publication metrics between sexes and program tiers.
Main Methods:
- Collected PubMed-indexed publications from students matching into top 30 Integrated Plastic Surgery programs.
- Compared publication metrics (total, authorship position, specialty-related, study type) between sexes.
- Compared metrics between students matching into top 10 programs versus those in programs ranked 11-30.
Main Results:
- No significant differences in publication metrics were found based on program rank.
- Male students published significantly more total papers (9.4 vs. 5.8) and as top 3 authors (6.9 vs. 4.3) compared to females.
- Males also had more plastic surgery-related first-author and basic science publications than females.
Conclusions:
- Research productivity in plastic surgery has increased among medical student applicants.
- The transition to pass/fail grading for USMLE Step 1 may have influenced this trend.
- Sex-based differences in publication quantity and authorship position exist within this applicant pool.
