The Law of Diminishing Returns in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Match: A Deeper Look at the Numbers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The highly competitive nature of the integrated plastic surgery residency match justifies the need for objective data that provide insights into some of the residents' selection criteria. Many studies have sought to provide information on these criteria, but to our knowledge, none has described the inflection point where the match probability does not further increase. Although our study provides this information to potential applicants, it will also help them assess and optimize their chances of a successful match.

Methods

We pooled and analyzed the data available on matched and unmatched integrated plastic surgery applicants on the national residency match program database between 2016 and 2022.

Results

Step 2 score of 250 or more (P < 0.0001), num

SUBMITTER: Elemosho A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11221859 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature