Rose S Maisner, Kailash Kapadia, Ryan Berlin, Edward S Lee
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Abstract
Purpose: Given rising demand for gender affirmation surgery (GAS), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and others' (LGBTQ+) patient care, and sexual and gender minority (SGM) representation in plastic surgery, we sought to analyze integrated residency programs' posts for LGBTQ+ content.
Methods: Programs were identified from the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons website. Accounts were searched for on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Posts uploaded through June 24, 2021 were analyzed. Mann-Whitney U- and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to compare content between programs.
Results: Of 82 programs, 76 (92.7%), 31 (37.8%), and 30 (36.6%) have Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts, respectively. Two hundred eighty-one (1.3%) posts displayed LGBTQ+ content, including educational (29.9%), research (17.4%), news (11.0%), resident interests (10.7%), pride/diversity (9.6%), posts to attract applicants/patients (7.5%), operative/clinic cases (6.8%), faculty spotlights (6.4%), and patient testimonials (1.1%). One hundred eighty-one (64.4%) posts described GAS overall, 42 (23.2%) described top, 32 (17.7%) described genital, and 32 (17.7%) described facial surgery. Instagram and Facebook have more LGBTQ+ content than Twitter (p≤0.037). Newly accredited programs have significantly more LGBTQ+ content on Facebook (p=0.036). Programs in the West, having more perceived prestige, or GAS fellowships tended to have more LGBTQ+ content.
Conclusion: Despite growing demand for GAS and thus training, 1% of content on plastic surgery residency social media accounts is LGBTQ+ related. Reasons for lack of representation require further investigation but may include (1) limited GAS and LGBTQ+ patient exposure during training or (2) lack of SGM inclusivity for residents, faculty, and patients.
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ACS Applied Bio Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of biomaterials and biointerfaces including and beyond the traditional biosensing, biomedical and therapeutic applications.
The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrates knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important bio applications. The journal is specifically interested in work that addresses the relationship between structure and function and assesses the stability and degradation of materials under relevant environmental and biological conditions.
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