Amanda R Sergesketter, Ronnie L Shammas, Hannah C Langdell, Yisong Geng, Kyle R Eberlin, Paige Fox, Jason H Ko, Scott D Lifchez, Adeyiza O Momoh, Vu Nguyen, Marissa Tenenbaum, Vishal Thanik, Brett T Phillips
OBJECTIVE: Step 1 will transition to a pass/fail system in 2022. This study aimed to characterize the effects of this change on integrated plastic surgery program directors' selection criteria and assess whether Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) can replace Step 1 as an application selection metric. DESIGN: Online survey that was administered to a collaborative group of ten plastic surgery program directors collecting USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, In-Service, and written board scores for 3 years of graduated integrated residents...
December 21, 2021: Journal of Surgical Education