I read with much interest the growing number of recent articles and correspondences
regarding undergraduate plastic surgery. Although Davis et al.
1
have concluded that there is an increasing demand and need for plastic surgery education
in medical school, I believe that the majority of students who attended the one-day
British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) Undergraduate
course were by default, a self-selective group, as evidenced by their self-reported
interest in plastic surgery (5.9 out of 10) before the course. Similarly, Mason et al.
2
have announced that they will be organising a similarly-themed course to be run jointly
between the university surgical societies of Cardiff and Bristol. Again, attendance
at such events will by its nature, have a greater proportion of plastic surgery-inclined
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References
- How to improve plastic surgery knowledge, skills and career interest in undergraduates in one day.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010; 63: 1677-1681
- Re: Davis et al. How to improve plastic surgery knowledge, skills and career interest in undergraduates in one day. JPRAS 2010:63; 1677–1681.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011; 64: e87
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Published online: October 24, 2011
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- Erratum to “Developing undergraduate interest in plastic surgery” [J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 65 (2012) 691–692]Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic SurgeryVol. 65Issue 8
