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Predictors of Plastic Surgeons Becoming Presidents of National Professional Organizations in the United States of America

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Abstract

Background

We evaluated metrics between academic plastic surgeons that were and were not presidents of national organizations to determine predictors of becoming a president.

Methods

A cross-sectional retrospective review was performed. Websites were queried of 99 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited plastic surgery residency programs and 17 national organizations. Demographic, academic and scholarly variables we collected from 951 full-time plastic surgery faculty affiliated with the US residency training programs during the 2020–2021 academic year. Of these full-time plastic surgery faculty, 879 were non-presidents and 72 were presidents of national organizations (2016–2021 = 42, < 2016 = 30).

Results

Plastic surgeons were more likely to become president if they were an officer/director of the American Board of Plastic Surgeons (ABPS) (OR: 16.67, 95%CI: 5.83, 47.66; p < 0.001), chief/chair of a division/department (OR: 3.10, 95%CI: 1.09, 8.79; p = 0.033), endowed (OR: 5.45, 95%CI:1.65, 18.04; p = 0.006), National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded (OR: 4.57, 95%CI: 1.24, 16.88; p = 0.023), affiliated with an integrated plastic surgery residency program (OR: 3.96, 95%CI: 1.27, 12.33; p = 0.018), and with a greater number of years in practice (OR: 1.09, 95%CI: 1.04, 1.14; p < 0.001). Additionally, plastic surgeons were more likely to become president between 2016 and 2021 with a research fellowship (OR: 7.41, 95%CI: 1.02, 52.63; p = 0.047), first author publications (OR: 1.72, 95%CI: 1.63, 1.83; p < 0.001), and last author publications (OR: 1.60, 95%CI: 1.56, 1.65; p  < 0.001).

Conclusions

Plastic surgeons were more likely to become president of a national organization if they were an officer/director of the ABPS, chief/chair of a division/department, endowed, NIH funded, affiliated with an integrated plastic surgery residency program, greater number of years in practice, research fellowship, and first and last author publications. Predictors may guide those interested in becoming president of a national organization.

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Abbreviations

AAHS:

American Association for Hand Surgery

AAPS:

American Association of Plastic Surgeons

ABA:

American Burn Association

ABPS:

American Board of Plastic Surgeons

ACAPS:

American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons

ACGME:

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

ACS:

American College of Surgeons

ASAPS:

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

ASCFS:

American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons

ASERF:

Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation

ASMS:

American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons

ASPN:

American Society for Peripheral Nerve

ASPS:

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

ASRM:

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery

ASRT:

American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation

ASSH:

American Society for Surgery of the Hand

ASTS:

American Society of Transplant Surgeons

CSPS:

California Society of Plastic Surgeons

DDM:

Doctor of Dental Medicine

DDS:

Doctor of Dental Surgery

DMD:

Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry

DO:

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

IMG:

International Medical Graduate

MA:

Master of Arts

MAPS:

Midwestern Society of Plastic Surgeons

MBA:

Master of Business Administration

MD:

Doctor of Medicine

MHS:

Master of Health Science

MPH:

Master of Public Health

MS:

Master of Science

MWSPS:

Mountain West Society of Plastic Surgery

NESPS:

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons

NIH:

National Institutes of Health

NWSPS:

Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons

OVSPS:

Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons

PhD:

Doctor of Philosophy

PSF:

Plastic Surgery Foundation

PSRC:

Plastic Surgery Research Council

SESPRS:

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

RePORT:

Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools

STROBE:

Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA

    Kevin M. Klifto

  2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3400 Civic Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Kevin M. Klifto, Saïd C. Azoury, Joseph A. Mellia, Fortunay Diatta, Stephen J. Kovach & John P. Fischer

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Klifto, K.M., Azoury, S.C., Mellia, J.A. et al. Predictors of Plastic Surgeons Becoming Presidents of National Professional Organizations in the United States of America. Aesth Plast Surg 46, 974–984 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02491-1

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