Certification and Accreditation in Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Training
Summary:. There are multiple subspecialties that residents can pursue after core plastic surgery training, including 5 major fellowship categories: aesthetic, burn, craniofacial, hand, and microsurgery. Hand surgery remains the only plastic surgery subspecialty to date, with a formal accreditation p...
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Wolters Kluwer
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
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| author | Erica Y. Xue, MD, MS Sebastian Winocour, MD, MSc, FACS Nicholas Cen, BS Matthew J. Davis, BS Edward P. Buchanan, MD, FACS Carrie K. Chu, MD, MS, FACS Edward M. Reece, MD, MBA, FACS |
| author_facet | Erica Y. Xue, MD, MS Sebastian Winocour, MD, MSc, FACS Nicholas Cen, BS Matthew J. Davis, BS Edward P. Buchanan, MD, FACS Carrie K. Chu, MD, MS, FACS Edward M. Reece, MD, MBA, FACS |
| author_sort | Erica Y. Xue, MD, MS |
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| description | Summary:. There are multiple subspecialties that residents can pursue after core plastic surgery training, including 5 major fellowship categories: aesthetic, burn, craniofacial, hand, and microsurgery. Hand surgery remains the only plastic surgery subspecialty to date, with a formal accreditation process following fellowship. The purpose of this study was to review the literature regarding the accreditation and match process of plastic surgery fellowship programs, the process of hand surgery certification, and future directions pertaining to certification in other plastic surgery subspecialties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76c747508c7742fe9fcf0fbda255b8fa2022-12-22T01:25:18ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742020-07-0187e289310.1097/GOX.0000000000002893202007000-00051Certification and Accreditation in Plastic Surgery Subspecialty TrainingErica Y. Xue, MD, MS0Sebastian Winocour, MD, MSc, FACS1Nicholas Cen, BS2Matthew J. Davis, BS3Edward P. Buchanan, MD, FACS4Carrie K. Chu, MD, MS, FACS5Edward M. Reece, MD, MBA, FACS6From the *Division of Plastic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.From the *Division of Plastic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.From the *Division of Plastic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.From the *Division of Plastic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.From the *Division of Plastic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.‡Department of Plastic Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex.From the *Division of Plastic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.Summary:. There are multiple subspecialties that residents can pursue after core plastic surgery training, including 5 major fellowship categories: aesthetic, burn, craniofacial, hand, and microsurgery. Hand surgery remains the only plastic surgery subspecialty to date, with a formal accreditation process following fellowship. The purpose of this study was to review the literature regarding the accreditation and match process of plastic surgery fellowship programs, the process of hand surgery certification, and future directions pertaining to certification in other plastic surgery subspecialties.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002893 |
| spellingShingle | Erica Y. Xue, MD, MS Sebastian Winocour, MD, MSc, FACS Nicholas Cen, BS Matthew J. Davis, BS Edward P. Buchanan, MD, FACS Carrie K. Chu, MD, MS, FACS Edward M. Reece, MD, MBA, FACS Certification and Accreditation in Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Training Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | Certification and Accreditation in Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Training |
| title_full | Certification and Accreditation in Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Training |
| title_fullStr | Certification and Accreditation in Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Training |
| title_full_unstemmed | Certification and Accreditation in Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Training |
| title_short | Certification and Accreditation in Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Training |
| title_sort | certification and accreditation in plastic surgery subspecialty training |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002893 |
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