AAPS 104th Annual Meeting

The DIEP end Podcast: Reconstructing Plastic Surgery

Background:

Few podcasts are affiliated with academic plastic surgery programs.

Purpose:

The DIEP End, launched in 2024, aims to disseminate:

• Surgical knowledge

• Mentorship

• Professional development

by interviewing global leadersin the field

Methods:

•35 episodes transcribed & binary-coded for predefined topics.

•Guest institutions and sectors were categorized

•Audience analytics:

• Geographic reach

• Engagement

Results:

Across 48 episodes, faculty guests represented 28 institutions worldwide; 91.7% held academic appointments, and 50.0% were department/division chiefs.

Subspecialty distribution included aesthetics (33.3%), microsurgery (27.1%), craniofacial (18.8%), andhand (14.6%).

Episodes covered a median of 18 topics (IQR 16-21), and 68% of coded themes appeared in ≥20% of episodes, reflecting the breadth and depth of discussion.

Common topics included leadership principles (97.1%), mentorship (94.3%), and residency training (82.9%).

Conclusions:

•The DIEP End demonstrates how an academically affiliated podcast can extend surgical education beyond traditional settings.

•By featuring leaders and covering diverse professional and technical topics, the series presents a scalable model to:

•Enhance subspecialty collaboration

• Engage a global audience

• Reimagine mentorship in plastic surgery

AAPS 104th Annual Meeting

The Diep End Podcast: Reconstructing Plastic Surgery

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