Abigail Katz, Olachi Oleru, Anya Wang, Nargiz Seyidova, Max Mandelbaum, Eitan Melamed, Peter J Taub
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Abstract
Background: Postresidency fellowship training has become increasingly popular as a career option. Specifically, the subspecialty of aesthetic surgery has grown tremendously over the past 2 decades within several fields, including plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS), otolaryngology, dermatology, and ophthalmology. However, the popularity of aesthetic specialization through fellowship remains unknown. The present study aims to analyze trends in aesthetic specialization across these specialties and compare its popularity to other fellowships.
Methods: A retrospective review of data from the San Francisco Match, National Resident Matching Program, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education was performed. Data on graduating residents and applicants to fellowship were collected. Analysis of variance and t tests were used to compare differences between groups.
Results: Significant disparities were observed in applicants and matched applicants to aesthetic fellowships among the 4 residencies ( P < 0.001). Aesthetic fellowship was the most popular option after otolaryngology residency (12.5% to 27%, depending on the year) and the second most popular choice after PRS (8% to 17%) and dermatology (2% to 5%). A comparison between PRS and otolaryngology demonstrated a significantly higher percentage of the latter choosing aesthetic fellowship over time ( P < 0.001). However, no significant difference in applicants to aesthetic fellowship was found between dermatology and ophthalmology ( t test, P = 0.060).
Conclusions: The number of applicants to aesthetic fellowship has increased over time across all eligible residencies with the more surgery-heavy specialties (otolaryngology and PRS) having the highest percentage of applicants. Differences in aesthetic training between fields was also observed, which may reflect underlying variations in training and residency exposure.
背景：作为一种职业选择，住院医师后研究员培训越来越受欢迎。具体而言，在过去二十年中，美容外科这一亚专科在整形与重建外科（PRS）、耳鼻喉科、皮肤科和眼科等多个领域得到了长足发展。然而，通过研究金进行美容专业化的普及情况仍不为人知。本研究旨在分析美容专业在这些专科中的发展趋势，并将其受欢迎程度与其他研究金进行比较：本研究对旧金山匹配计划、国家住院医师匹配计划、美国皮肤外科学会和毕业后医学教育认证委员会的数据进行了回顾性审查。收集了即将毕业的住院医师和研究员申请者的数据。采用方差分析和 t 检验来比较组间差异：结果：在四家住院医师培训机构中，美容研究金申请者和匹配申请者之间存在显著差异（p结论：在所有符合条件的住院医师培训机构中，申请美容研究金的人数随着时间的推移而增加，外科手术较多的专业（耳鼻喉科和整形外科）的申请者比例最高。此外，还观察到不同领域在美容培训方面存在差异，这可能反映了培训和住院医师接触方面的潜在差异。
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