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Investigating Plastic Surgery Board Certification: Do our Patients know how to do their Homework?

  • Rachel Ford
  • , Wendy Wong
  • , Tyler Frew
  • , Yi Lin
  • , Insiyah Campwala
  • , Subhas C. Gupta

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Abstract

Background: In 2011, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) launched the "Do Your Homework" campaign, advising patients to research their surgeon's qualifications. We investigated patients' understanding of board certification and their ability to research the training credentials of their surgeon. Materials and Methods: An electronic questionnaire was sent to medical students via email solicitation.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)17-22
Number of pages6
JournalSurgical Research Updates
Volume5
Issue number1
StatePublished - Aug 28 2017

Disciplines

  • Plastic Surgery
  • Family Medicine
  • Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Internal Medicine

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