Content Evaluation of Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program Websites Regarding Sub-internships

This study evaluates the quality of online information regarding sub-internships offered by PRS programs. Methods: All the US integrated PRS residency programs were identified on Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. Each program’s website was assessed for the presence of 4 criteria: mention of a sub-internship offered, contact information of rotation coordinator, learning objectives, and a web page dedicated solely to the sub-internship. Each residency program was assigned a website sub-internship (WSI) score from 0 to 4 accordingly. Results: We identified 81 residency programs. Fifty-two residency program received a score of 0, and 6 programs received a score of 4. The mean WSI score was 1.0 for community-based programs, compared with 0.98 for university-based programs (P = 0.93). There was a correlation between WSI score and number of faculty (r = 0.52; P
Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Plastic Surgery Focus: Special Topic Source Type: research