Graduate perception of cosmetic surgery training in plastic surgery residency and fellowship programs
Background As the demand for cosmetic surgery continues to rise, plastic surgery programs and the training core curriculum have evolved to reflect these changes. This study aims to evaluate the perceived quality of current cosmetic surgery training in terms of case exposure and educational methods....
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| author | Ledibabari Mildred Ngaage Cecelia J Kim Chelsea Harris Colton HL McNichols Chinezimuzo Ihenatu Carly Rosen Adekunle Elegbede Selim Gebran Fan Liang Erin M Rada Arthur Nam Sheri Slezak Scott D Lifchez Yvonne M Rasko |
| author_facet | Ledibabari Mildred Ngaage Cecelia J Kim Chelsea Harris Colton HL McNichols Chinezimuzo Ihenatu Carly Rosen Adekunle Elegbede Selim Gebran Fan Liang Erin M Rada Arthur Nam Sheri Slezak Scott D Lifchez Yvonne M Rasko |
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| description | Background As the demand for cosmetic surgery continues to rise, plastic surgery programs and the training core curriculum have evolved to reflect these changes. This study aims to evaluate the perceived quality of current cosmetic surgery training in terms of case exposure and educational methods.
Methods A 16-question survey was sent to graduates who completed their training at a U.S. plastic surgery training program in 2017. The survey assessed graduates’ exposure to cosmetic surgery, teaching modalities employed and their overall perceived competence. Case complexity was characterized by the minimum number of cases needed by the graduate to feel confident in performing the procedure.
Results There was a 25% response rate. The majority of respondents were residents (83%, n=92) and the remaining were fellows (17%, n=18). Almost three quarters of respondents were satisfied with their cosmetic training. Respondents rated virtual training as the most effective learning modality and observing attendings’ patients/cases as least effective. Perceived competence was more closely aligned with core curriculum status than case complexity, i.e. graduates feel more prepared for core cosmetic procedures despite being more technically difficult than non-core procedures.
Conclusions Despite the variability in cosmetic exposure during training, most plastic surgery graduates are satisfied with their aesthetic training. Incorporation of teaching modalities, such as virtual training, can increase case exposure and allow trainees more autonomy. The recommended core curriculum is adequately training plastic surgery graduates for common procedures and more specialized procedures should be consigned to aesthetic fellowship training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25a89085cd864d23b4db19ea27bf91972022-12-22T04:28:34ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Archives of Plastic Surgery2234-61632234-61712020-01-014701707710.5999/aps.2019.004093702Graduate perception of cosmetic surgery training in plastic surgery residency and fellowship programsLedibabari Mildred Ngaage0Cecelia J Kim1Chelsea Harris2Colton HL McNichols3Chinezimuzo Ihenatu4Carly Rosen5Adekunle Elegbede6Selim Gebran7Fan Liang8Erin M Rada9Arthur Nam10Sheri Slezak11Scott D Lifchez12Yvonne M Rasko13Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USAUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Plastic Surgery, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Plastic Surgery, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USAUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Plastic Surgery, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USABackground As the demand for cosmetic surgery continues to rise, plastic surgery programs and the training core curriculum have evolved to reflect these changes. This study aims to evaluate the perceived quality of current cosmetic surgery training in terms of case exposure and educational methods. Methods A 16-question survey was sent to graduates who completed their training at a U.S. plastic surgery training program in 2017. The survey assessed graduates’ exposure to cosmetic surgery, teaching modalities employed and their overall perceived competence. Case complexity was characterized by the minimum number of cases needed by the graduate to feel confident in performing the procedure. Results There was a 25% response rate. The majority of respondents were residents (83%, n=92) and the remaining were fellows (17%, n=18). Almost three quarters of respondents were satisfied with their cosmetic training. Respondents rated virtual training as the most effective learning modality and observing attendings’ patients/cases as least effective. Perceived competence was more closely aligned with core curriculum status than case complexity, i.e. graduates feel more prepared for core cosmetic procedures despite being more technically difficult than non-core procedures. Conclusions Despite the variability in cosmetic exposure during training, most plastic surgery graduates are satisfied with their aesthetic training. Incorporation of teaching modalities, such as virtual training, can increase case exposure and allow trainees more autonomy. The recommended core curriculum is adequately training plastic surgery graduates for common procedures and more specialized procedures should be consigned to aesthetic fellowship training.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2019.00409aesthetic surgeryresidencyfellowshipcurriculumtraining |
| spellingShingle | Ledibabari Mildred Ngaage Cecelia J Kim Chelsea Harris Colton HL McNichols Chinezimuzo Ihenatu Carly Rosen Adekunle Elegbede Selim Gebran Fan Liang Erin M Rada Arthur Nam Sheri Slezak Scott D Lifchez Yvonne M Rasko Graduate perception of cosmetic surgery training in plastic surgery residency and fellowship programs Archives of Plastic Surgery aesthetic surgery residency fellowship curriculum training |
| title | Graduate perception of cosmetic surgery training in plastic surgery residency and fellowship programs |
| title_full | Graduate perception of cosmetic surgery training in plastic surgery residency and fellowship programs |
| title_fullStr | Graduate perception of cosmetic surgery training in plastic surgery residency and fellowship programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Graduate perception of cosmetic surgery training in plastic surgery residency and fellowship programs |
| title_short | Graduate perception of cosmetic surgery training in plastic surgery residency and fellowship programs |
| title_sort | graduate perception of cosmetic surgery training in plastic surgery residency and fellowship programs |
| topic | aesthetic surgery residency fellowship curriculum training |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2019.00409 |
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