Archives of Plastic Surgery (Jan 2024)

Identifying Barriers Faced by Applicants without a Home Residency Program when Matching into Plastic Surgery

  • Steven L. Zeng,
  • Gloria X. Zhang,
  • Denisse F. Porras,
  • Caitrin M. Curtis,
  • Adam D. Glener,
  • J. Andres Hernandez,
  • William M. Tian,
  • Emmanuel O. Emovon,
  • Brett T. Phillips

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2202-9219
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 01
pp. 139 – 146

Abstract

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Background Applying into plastic surgery (PS) is competitive. Lacking a home residency program (HRP) is another barrier. Our goal is to characterize challenges faced by PS applicants without HRPs and identify solutions.

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