Candidates are free to visit program locations on their own, however, the ACAPS Uniform Policy for Post-Interview Communication (the 'no contact policy', see https://acaplasticsurgeons.org/Resources/post-interview-comm-policy.cgi) remains in effect and applies to in-person contact with program residents and faculty.
Therefore, if a candidate visits a program location, there can be no contact of any kind between program attendings, residents, program coordinators, or staff during the visit.
Effective September 2022, the NRMP has instituted a new interview policy for both programs and applicants, outlined in the September 2022 Illuminator.
Applicants must;
Make judicious assessments of and decisions about interview offers, accepting only those they intend to fulfill.
Apply reasonable measures of notification (e.g., one-to-two weeks' notice) when needing to cancel or request rescheduling of an interview.
Programs must;
Extend interview offers that equal, not exceed, the total number of available interview slots.
Provide applicants no less than 48 hours to accept or reject an interview invitation.
Apply reasonable measures of notification (e.g., one-to-two weeks’ notice) when needing to cancel or reschedule an interview.
The use of second look interviews in preparation for the plastic surgery residency match is prohibited.
There will be no communication between faculty and applicants after the interview except for faculty communicating with their own advisees.
There can be no unsolicited contact from anyone in the program to the applicant except the coordinator needing missing information for the application.
Contact with the residents in a program can only be initiated by the applicant.
The content of the communication can under no circumstances address the applicant's desirability by the program, their ranking, etc.
The Program Director is responsible for disseminating this Policy within the Program. Regarding non-compliance:
Violations will be validated by the ACAPS Executive Committee, followed by forwarding of all validated violations to the RRC for investigation and possible citations.
All validated violations will be announced at the next ACAPS meeting.
Policy passed and implemented by ACAPS membership December 2012.
Please send any and all questions/comments after the interview to the Program Administrator at prsprogram@umn.edu.
If you would like to send Thank You cards, please address them to the Program Administrator (address below). Cards will not be distributed to faculty/residents until after the program has completed the recruitment process; they will not affect our rankings.
US Mail Address:
Kimberly Moorehead
420 Delaware St SE, MMC 195
Minneapolis, MN 55455