Journal article
A SWOT Analysis of Hot Topics in Plastic Surgery Resident Education: Consensus From the ACAPS 10th Annual Winter Meeting
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN, v 11(12), e5461
Dec 2023
PMID: 38098955
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Abstract
Background:With the aim of facilitating a critical self-reflection on how to align plastic surgery education with making excellent plastic surgeons, a rotating small-group session followed by live interactive audience polling was used to perform a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis at the 10th Annual American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons Winter Meeting.Methods:The final day of the conference included a 3-hour session of rotating small groups followed by live interactive audience polls discussing the following six relevant educational topics: the Plastic Surgery Common Application and resident selection, aesthetic surgery education, leadership development and business education, embedded fellowships and focused training, mentorship, and faculty retention.Results:A total of 60 individuals participated in the activity. A SWOT analysis was successfully performed for each educational topic, and a minimum of four opportunities were identified per topic to help guide future endeavors. Examples of opportunities include releasing recommendations for the implementation of holistic review; developing formal guidelines for aesthetic surgery education in residency via collaboration between ACAPS, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and The Aesthetic Society; creating extended focused elective rotations; integrating business education into formal curricula for all training levels; enforcing transparency regarding position expectations and offerings including salary, call schedule, and current challenges; and more.Conclusion:The results of this study will help guide future initiatives by the ACAPS to improve resident education and academic retention.
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- Title
- A SWOT Analysis of Hot Topics in Plastic Surgery Resident Education: Consensus From the ACAPS 10th Annual Winter Meeting
- Publication Details
- PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN, v 11(12), e5461
- Publisher
- LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS; PHILADELPHIA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001125354000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85180077684
- Other Identifier
- 991021861182204721
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