Medical students' awareness and interest in pursuing future career in plastic surgery: a cross-sectional online pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plastic surgery is an evolving surgical specialty, which has areas of overlap with other specialties in surgery. Common misunderstandings about the discipline are found among the general public, medical professionals and medical students. Many students who are aware of the specialty lack good knowledge about its scope. Such poor knowledge can impact negatively on the recruitment of residents to plastic surgery and it can also affect the correct referral of plastic surgery cases to the specialist.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess medical students' knowledge about the scope of plastic surgery and their interest in pursuing future career in the specialty. It also aimed to know the factors responsible for the students' interest or non-interest in the speciality.<

SUBMITTER: Ilori OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11841331 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature