Plastic Surgery Research Council (PSRC)

The Plastic Surgery Research Council is an inclusive organization focused on stimulating fundamental research in plastic surgery. With a history dating back to the 1950’s, the PSRC has established itself as a reputable society within the specialty of plastic surgery. History:
In the early 1950's there was a "feeling" among "younger" plastic surgeons (those recently boarded or not yet boarded) of a need for an arena to discuss research in plastic surgery, including works in progress. The major plastic surgery organizations were perceived as forums for politics and jousting fields for the political giants of the day. The American College of Surgeons initiated the Surgical Forum in 1949, and later the plastic surgeon section in 1953 under the direction of Joe Murray, MD. Still, the impression among the younger plastic surgeons was that research was "taking a back seat" in the mainstream plastic surgery organizations.