Abstract: Saw It Coming: The Correlation Between Poor Performance on the Plastic Surgery in Service Exam and Failure on the American Board Written Exam

RESULTS: Nine hundred and thirty-five academic plastic surgeons were identified with 532 having defined subspecialty training. Academic bibliometrics among subspecialty surgeons were comparable among the 5 groups with aesthetics and craniofacial surgeons displaying a preponderance of attaining more industry funding (p=0.043) and career publications respectively, with the latter not attaining statistical significance (p=0.12). Overall, research-specific funding (p=0.014) and higher funding amounts (p<0.0001) correlated with higher h-indices in tandem with higher academic rank. A funding level of $2,000 appeared to be the approximate cutoff above which scholastic productivity became apparent.