2026 Senior Residents Conference Thu, Oct 15 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CDT


Program

Subject to change

8:00 AM

Opening Remarks

8:10 AM

Welcome from the Presidents

8:20 AM

ABPS Message to Future Plastic Surgeons / Exam Primer

8:40 AM

Written and Oral Board Collection - Practical Tips

8:55 AM

Q&A

9:05 AM

Sponsor Message

9:12 AM

Break

9:20 AM

How to Build an Academic Practice and Cultivate an Academic Network

9:40 AM

Starting A Private Practice

10:00 AM

Considerations of an Employed Practice

10:20 AM

Q&A

10:30 AM

Sponsor Message

10:35 AM

Getting a Job Where You Trained - Pros and Cons

11:05 AM

Pearls and Pitfalls in the First 5 Years

11:25 AM

Q&A

11:35 AM

SRC Group Photo

11:45 AM

Lunch

12:15 PM

Principles of Personal Financial Planning

12:30 PM

Contracts and Financials for Your First Two Years Post Residency

12:50 PM

How to Get Paid and What to Do With your First Paycheck

1:05 PM

Q&A

1:15 PM

Sponsor Message

1:18 PM

Break

1:25 PM

No Fellowship, No Problem: Building a Career Right Out of Residency

1:40 PM

Setting Boundaries and Finding Balance in Early Practice

1:50 PM

Scrub In, Reach Out: The Hidden Curriculum of Networking

2:00 PM

Building Your Voice: Social Media Strategies for Early Career Surgeons

2:15 PM

Q&A

2:30 PM

Break

2:40 PM

Sponsor Message

2:45 PM

Inside the Hiring Room: What Plastic Surgery Leaders Are Looking For

3:15 PM

What Comes Next? Applying Today’s Lessons to Your Career

3:25 PM

Concluding Q&A and Remarks

3:30 PM

PROGRAM CONCLUDES


*Subject to change

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