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Plastic Surgery

Reconstruction and aesthetics across the whole body, entered integrated from medical school or independently after another surgical residency.

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Among the 31 specialties

Each rail below carries one mark per specialty, placed by its true value. Plastic Surgery’s marks are joined by the thread — its shape is what makes this specialty unlike the others.

Training length
Training length: 6 years. Longer than 27 of the 30 specialties reporting; shorter than 1. Reported range across specialties: 2 years to 7 years.
Interviews per position
Interviews per position: 2.5×. More than 4 of the 28 specialties reporting; fewer than 23. Reported range across specialties: 1.0× to 5.0×.
Residents in training
Residents in training: 1,452. More than 10 of the 30 specialties reporting; fewer than 19. Reported range across specialties: 99 to 40,131.
Programs
Programs: 93. More than 11 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 19. Reported range across specialties: 5 to 820.
States and territories
States and territories: 39. More than 12 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 18. Reported range across specialties: 4 to 52.
Starting salary
Starting salary: $70K. Higher than 24 of the 28 specialties reporting; lower than 3. Reported range across specialties: $60K to $73K.

Every accredited program

Grouped by state, alphabetical within each. We don’t rank programs.

93 programs across 39 states

Alabama1

Arizona1

California9

Colorado1

Connecticut1

District of Columbia1

Florida5

Georgia1

Illinois6

Indiana1

Iowa1

Kansas1

Kentucky2

Louisiana1

Maryland1

Massachusetts4

Michigan3

Minnesota2

Mississippi1

Missouri3

Nebraska1

Nevada1

New Hampshire1

New Jersey2

New Mexico1

New York8

North Carolina3

Ohio4

Oregon1

Pennsylvania6

Rhode Island1

South Carolina2

Tennessee2

Texas5

Utah1

Virginia4

Washington1

West Virginia1

Wisconsin2

What the sources report

Published by the bodies that collect them. Each figure carries the year it describes, which is not always the year it was published.

Most recent reported

Plastic Surgery - Integrated program signals availableApplicants to participating Plastic Surgery - Integrated residency programs in the 2027 MyERAS application season
20signalsAAMC, 2027 MyERAS application season
ACGME accredited program countAll programs on the official ACGME Plastic Surgery–Integrated roster
93programsACGME, 2026-2027
Advanced Plastic Surgery–Integrated tracksPlastic Surgery–Integrated advanced tracks
0tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
Categorical Plastic Surgery–Integrated tracksPlastic Surgery–Integrated categorical tracks
97tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
NRMP live directory track countPlastic Surgery–Integrated tracks linked to the current ACGME roster
97tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
Reserved physician Plastic Surgery–Integrated tracksPlastic Surgery–Integrated reserved physician tracks
0tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
Mean USMLE Step 2 CK score for U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Plastic SurgeryConsenting U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Plastic Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match (n=159)
256pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean USMLE Step 2 CK score for U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Plastic SurgeryConsenting U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Plastic Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match (n=48)
247pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean USMLE Step 2 score for non-U.S. IMGs matched to preferred Plastic SurgeryConsenting non-U.S. international medical graduates matched to preferred Plastic Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match (n=7)
242pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean USMLE Step 2 score for non-U.S. IMGs not matched to preferred Plastic SurgeryConsenting non-U.S. international medical graduates not matched to preferred Plastic Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match (n=16)
243pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean USMLE Step 2 score for U.S. IMGs matched to preferred Plastic SurgeryConsenting U.S. international medical graduates matched to preferred Plastic Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match (n=2)
267pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean USMLE Step 2 score for U.S. IMGs not matched to preferred Plastic SurgeryConsenting U.S. international medical graduates not matched to preferred Plastic Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match (n=7)
245pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match

How each measure is made

Training length
Most common accredited length across programs in this specialty.
Residents in training
Total approved positions across all training years, summed across programs.
Programs
Accredited programs currently published in our directory.
States and territories
Distinct states with at least one published program.
Starting salary
Median first-year resident salary across programs. Resident pay, not attending pay.
Interviews per position
Median interviews a program conducts for each position it offers.