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According to my reading, ASPS was ASPRS from the founding in the 1920's. Then 1999, they dropped "Reconstructive," but I can't find a rationale for why they decided this was not only appropriate, but worth changing the name officially...
Is this a case of, we shouldnt be apologetic about being the go-to for cosmetic surgery, we do a lot of cosmetic surgery, lets show we arent hiding behind reconstructive and shove it in the face of anyone saying were frivolous ?
Im personally very inspired by the reconstructive work PRSs do, I havent met anyone of actual note detracting from the work PRSs do (including cosmetically), I have read arguments that scholarship in plastic and reconstructive surgery tends (as a trend, not in all cases of course) to be more case study and less hard science but then again a lot of what must be aesthetic as well as functional must leave wiggle room for personal judgments and styles, and on top of it the average PRSs arent remunerated as much as the average orthos, NSs, etc
Popular culture TV aside, isnt PRS national leadership usually ostensibly for greater public outreach and striving to do all they can for the stature of the field? Is there another plastic and reconstructive society which split off or was competing and ASPS just went away from reconstructive to not step on that societys (which I dont know of yet) toes? Why did they drop the R?
Thanks for any info or just thoughts on the matter. I dont get the general consensus on the self-esteem of the PRS field yet.
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Also, this has nothing to do specifically with the above but,
Candidates for this fellowship must demonstrate a profound interest in the study of peripheral nerve surgery.
To apply, you must be a board eligible, fully trained resident in either neurosurgery, orthopedics or a similar surgical reconstructive specialty.
- http://www.mayo.edu/msgme/residenci...nerve-surgery-fellowship-minnesota/admissions
I dont know anything really about the program and I know this is out of the blue but this is what Im talking about. surgical reconstructive specialty. I get that neurosurgery gets named first, ortho I can see being named of course esp with spines, but it almost feels like theyre deliberately jabbing at PRS using the word reconstructive but not wanting to mention PRS. Unless theres something fundamental Im missing and most people trained in extremity salvage dont have painfully obvious reconstructive specialization. I like a lot about the field but I feel like people - not just lay public but academics, professionals, other MDs - have an actual problem with respecting PRS. Am I oversensitive? Am I making it out to be much worse than it is? Are PRS people trying to do anything for the professional stature of the field or maybe theyre just all fantastically happy with their jobs and are obliviously above it?
Thanks heh, obviously my real questions are not really about the "R" though I am curious about the trivia answer on that as well if anyone knows!
Is this a case of, we shouldnt be apologetic about being the go-to for cosmetic surgery, we do a lot of cosmetic surgery, lets show we arent hiding behind reconstructive and shove it in the face of anyone saying were frivolous ?
Im personally very inspired by the reconstructive work PRSs do, I havent met anyone of actual note detracting from the work PRSs do (including cosmetically), I have read arguments that scholarship in plastic and reconstructive surgery tends (as a trend, not in all cases of course) to be more case study and less hard science but then again a lot of what must be aesthetic as well as functional must leave wiggle room for personal judgments and styles, and on top of it the average PRSs arent remunerated as much as the average orthos, NSs, etc
Popular culture TV aside, isnt PRS national leadership usually ostensibly for greater public outreach and striving to do all they can for the stature of the field? Is there another plastic and reconstructive society which split off or was competing and ASPS just went away from reconstructive to not step on that societys (which I dont know of yet) toes? Why did they drop the R?
Thanks for any info or just thoughts on the matter. I dont get the general consensus on the self-esteem of the PRS field yet.
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Also, this has nothing to do specifically with the above but,
Candidates for this fellowship must demonstrate a profound interest in the study of peripheral nerve surgery.
To apply, you must be a board eligible, fully trained resident in either neurosurgery, orthopedics or a similar surgical reconstructive specialty.
- http://www.mayo.edu/msgme/residenci...nerve-surgery-fellowship-minnesota/admissions
I dont know anything really about the program and I know this is out of the blue but this is what Im talking about. surgical reconstructive specialty. I get that neurosurgery gets named first, ortho I can see being named of course esp with spines, but it almost feels like theyre deliberately jabbing at PRS using the word reconstructive but not wanting to mention PRS. Unless theres something fundamental Im missing and most people trained in extremity salvage dont have painfully obvious reconstructive specialization. I like a lot about the field but I feel like people - not just lay public but academics, professionals, other MDs - have an actual problem with respecting PRS. Am I oversensitive? Am I making it out to be much worse than it is? Are PRS people trying to do anything for the professional stature of the field or maybe theyre just all fantastically happy with their jobs and are obliviously above it?
Thanks heh, obviously my real questions are not really about the "R" though I am curious about the trivia answer on that as well if anyone knows!
