Trainee Perspectives After Nonvoluntary Plastic Surgery Program Closures
The plastic surgery community needs to be proactive in ensuring the support of trainees during nonvoluntary program closures. Fortunately, these events are rare, but when they do occur, they can be devastating. Moving forward, we propose tasking a single party to be responsible for ( a ) timely dispersion of information during program closures, ( b ) creating a protocol for leadership, ( c ) allocating a relocation stipend for trainees, and ( d ) facilitating the delivery of mental health resources to trainees.
Authors
- Nicholas O'Sick
- Matthew E. Pontell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2329-9899)
- Arya Akhavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7119-9123)
- Megan Fracol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2705-2030)
- Brian C. Drolet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6459-7203)
- Puja Jagasia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8336-7806)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital (US)
- Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital (US)
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004397
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00