Message From the Residents Council Chair

As spring passes and summer approaches, I wanted to share the latest updates with you from the ASPS Residents Council.

• Our Residents Council Report project has launched and we're actively looking for residents from all PGY years and programs to volunteer to participate in our anonymous survey. If you're interested in a chance to impact residency now and for future generations, please reach out via email to participate. The goal of this project is to provide a foundational compilation of achievements and deficiencies in current plastic and reconstructive surgery training programs, which can serve as a reference for identifying areas for improvement.
• The program closure group is working on publishing a paper that was also presented at the ACAPS winter meeting regarding the experience of displaced residents from two programs last year. The manuscript should be in its final stages of revision and submitted soon. Additionally, we'll attempt to write another manuscript to give more of a roadmap to residents should such closures happen again. We're hoping to work both with the RRC and ACAPS to provide the best information.
• The Society's Professional Resource Opportunities in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Education and Leadership (PROPEL) mentorship program is actively recruiting for another year of membership. We've had several successful virtual meetups between all mentors and mentees this year.
• Save the date! Medical Students Day will take place virtually on Saturday, Sept. 23. Please reach out if you're interested in participating.

Thank you – and I look forward to hearing from and working with all of you!

Dr. Abbate Ford is PGY-5 in the Harvard Mass General Brigham Integrated Plastic Surgery Program.