Odenthal, Jan and Knoedler, Leonard and Oezdemir, Berkin and Prantl, Lukas and Machens, Hans -Guenther and Broer, P. Niclas and von Isenburg, Sarah and Rieger, Ulrich M. and Kauke, Martin and Panayi, Adriana C. and Knoedler, Samuel (2023) How to attract our future?- Perception of plastic surgery among medical students. JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY, 80. pp. 4-12. ISSN 1748-6815, 1878-0539
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Background: There is a mounting body of evidence that underscores the worldwide and US national need for increased plastic surgery recruitment of trainees. Thus, plastic surgery must attract more applicants while maintaining the high-level qualifications of residency can-didates. Methods: A total of 250 (w = 197) medical students rated the prototypical plastic surgeon (PS), general practitioner (GP), and craniomaxillofacial surgeon (CMF) with respect to traits derived from a literature review on the general perception of surgery, favorability, and their intention to pursue a respective career.Results: Factor analysis yielded two overarching dimensions of prototype perception in addition to femininity and resilience , one reflecting a coldhearted, narcissistic, competi-tive character ( status primacy; SP), and one reflecting role-model-like traits (hard-working, healthy, admired, and empathetic). Prototypical PSs scored significantly higher on SP than GPs (t(249) = 18.72, p < 0.001, d = 1.26) and CMFs (t(249) = 5.73, p < 0.001, d = 0.36), while receiving significantly less positive evaluations (GP: t(249) =-9.93, p < 0.001, d =-0.63; CMF: t(249) =-3.52, p < 0.001, d =-0.22). The higher participants rated PSs on SP, the more likely a career in plastic surgery was excluded (OR = 0.71, p = 0.03). An opposite relationship with femininity approached significance (OR = 1.32, p = 0.06). Conclusions: Given the growing need for PSs, worldwide and US national task fields have to overcome the outdated traits and highlight the field's pro-bono engagement. Furthermore, plastic surgery should further expand its leading role in promoting female trainees. & COPY; 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; WILLINGNESS; PREDICTORS; PREGNANCY; ATTITUDES; ACCESS; HEALTH; Medical student; Perception; Residency; Recruitment; Gender equality; Humanitarian mission; Pro-bono work; Charitable work |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Plastische-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2024 07:06 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2024 07:06 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/59936 |
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