Abstract: Diversity in Plastic Surgery Trainees: Trends in Minority Representation Among Applicants and Residents

Parmeshwar, Nisha; Stuart, Emelia; Reid, C.; Oviedo, Parisa; Gosman, Amanda

doi:10.1097/01.gox.0000547018.72612.a6

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“…33 Despite an overall increase in representation of underrepresented minorities in medical school graduates, there has overall been a decline in Black representation of integrated plastic surgery residents. 13 The proportion of Black applicants was significantly higher than the resident representation in each examined year from 2010 to 2016. 13 Even after admission to a residency program, underrepresented minorities often face significant barriers to retention and success.…”

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“…13 The proportion of Black applicants was significantly higher than the resident representation in each examined year from 2010 to 2016. 13 Even after admission to a residency program, underrepresented minorities often face significant barriers to retention and success. 34 Although gender bias has been investigated in many fields, few studies have examined the barriers faced by underrepresented minorities specifically relating to letters of recommendation.…”

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“…Given the ongoing challenges that plastic surgery faces in diversity in both trainee and 1027e leadership representation, [13][14][15]22 it is crucial to analyze how plastic surgeons are judged and recruited along various steps in the professional pathway. This study presents the first critical analysis of the use of standardized letters of recommendation in plastic surgery resident selection and the potential role of gender and racial bias.…”

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“…7 Although the standardized letter has existed for nearly a decade, there has yet to be a critical analysis of its strengths, weaknesses, and intrinsic biases. Given recent literature that has unveiled the low rates of minority representation among interviewees and residents 13,14 and persistent racial and gender disparities, [15][16][17] it is important to understand how letters of recommendation may play a role in perpetuating these disparities. Through analysis of scoring patterns, this study evaluated the impact of race and gender on performance in standardized letters of recommendation and provides suggestions for programs to optimally interpret them and minimize bias when writing letters of recommendation.…”

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Standardized Letters of Recommendation in Plastic Surgery: The Impact of Gender and Race

Reghunathan

Carbullido

Blum

et al. 2022

Plastic &Amp; Reconstructive Surgery

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Background: In the last few decades, standardized letters of recommendation have seen increasing popularity among various medical specialties and have been shown to demonstrate score inflation and gender bias in some select specialties. Through analysis of standardized letter of recommendation scoring patterns, this study evaluated the impact of race and gender on performance in standardized letters of recommendation and provides suggestions for programs to optimally interpret standardized letters of recommendation and minimize bias when writing letters of recommendation. Methods: Available standardized letters of recommendation were those from interviewed applicants to the integrated plastic surgery program between 2015 and 2018 (82 total applicants) and all applicants in the year of 2019 (241 total applicants). Various standardized letters of recommendation component scores were analyzed by demographics of both applicants and letter writers, including descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, t testing, and Fleiss kappa for interrater reliability using SPSS software (IBM, Armonk, N.Y.). Results: No scoring category had an average score below the eighty-fifth percentile. Male letter writers scored male applicants significantly higher in Overall, Conscientiousness, Self-Initiative, and Academic Performance components, whereas female letter writers scored female applicants higher in Communication and Overall components. In the 2019 cohort, applicants of a minority race received lower scores on average in nine out of 10 categories, a difference that was significant in the Team Player category. Conclusions: Score inflation pervades standardized letters of recommendation scoring in plastic surgery. Work must be done by letter writers to help mitigate racial and gender biases that influence recommendations for resident selection in plastic surgery.

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Standardized Letters of Recommendation in Plastic Surgery: The Impact of Gender and Race

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“…The percentage of female residents in integrated programs has increased dramatically, from 26.8 percent in 2010 to 40.9 percent in 2016, while the applicant proportion has changed minimally. 5 However, gender disparities are still observed with regard to authorship and leadership within plastic surgery. 6,7 Furthermore, racial and ethnic gaps in plastic surgery have received less attention.…”

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Paging All Readers! Let Us Explore Plastic Surgery Focus: Special Topics

Furnas

Comer

Shiah

et al. 2021

Plastic &Amp; Reconstructive Surgery

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This new section offers a home for topics that do not fit into the other categories, including the Continuing Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification category. Colorcoded as black when browsing by subject, Plastic Surgery Focus: Special Topics articles often impact plastic surgeons beyond the scope of their subspecialties. In fact, many of the articles touch on hot topics that have popped up in news headlines. Article-level metrics measuring the social sharing and distribution of articles, such as the Altmetric Attention Score, can be observed directly on the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery website for each article (Fig. 1). More frequently, as our field has expanded there are new topics that are of interest to our readership. Let us take a brief tour of several selected topics based off the top Plastic Surgery Focus: Special Topics articles to explore the section and review important issues covered since its inception (Table 1).

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Does Diversity of Authorship Matter? An Analysis of Plastic Surgery’s Top 100 Articles

Asserson

Janis

2022

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: Diversity, whether related to age, gender, ethnicity, race, geography, or experience, is increasing in all realms of medicine, including plastic surgery. Research has also become more diverse in those who conduct studies and those who participate in them. Fittingly, surgeons who produce prominent research are likely to come from diverse backgrounds. This study was designed to analyze the diversity of authorship in peer-reviewed plastic surgery journals. Methods: Using the Web of Science database, the authors identified the 100 most-cited articles from the highest-impact plastic surgery journals from January 2010 to December 2020. Author, institutional, and topic information was collected. Results: There was an average of 5.6 authors on the top 100 articles, of which 96.1% involved collaboration and 75.7% mixed-gender authorship. The average number of affiliations was 2.1, of which 51.5% involved cross-institutional collaboration, 12.6% came from both domestic and international institutions, 30.1% involved multiple specialties, and 10.7% came from both academia and private practice. Having both domestic and international authors was found to be most predictive of more citations on multiple regression, with year as a nonconfounding variable (P < 0.05), followed by mixed-gender authorship (P < 0.10). Conclusion: Impactful publications in plastic surgery come from diverse sets of authors and institutions.

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Abstract: Diversity in Plastic Surgery Trainees: Trends in Minority Representation Among Applicants and Residents

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Standardized Letters of Recommendation in Plastic Surgery: The Impact of Gender and Race

Standardized Letters of Recommendation in Plastic Surgery: The Impact of Gender and Race

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Does Diversity of Authorship Matter? An Analysis of Plastic Surgery’s Top 100 Articles

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