A Model for Malpractice Preparedness for Plastic Surgery Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plastic surgery has the fifth largest number of malpractice claims among all specialties. In 2023 alone, 73% of plastic surgeons across several states reported being involved in a medical malpractice case. Lawsuits are costly and disrupt physicians' personal and professional lives for years. Despite this, plastic surgeons are underprepared to face lawsuits, and most learn as they go. We aim to identify basic medicolegal tenets that plastic surgeons must know and propose a training model for residents.

Methods

PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and National Practitioner Data Bank databases were searched using relevant keywords related to plastic surgery and malpractice/medicolegal education. Relevant literature on medicolegal education was screened. Guidelines from

SUBMITTER: Chandawarkar SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12266896 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature