What Kind of Surgeon Will You Be? An Analysis of Specialty Interest Changes Over the Course of General Surgery Residency.
Early specialization
General surgery residency
Integrated residency programs
Surgical training
Training programs
Journal
Medical science educator
ISSN: 2156-8650
Titre abrégé: Med Sci Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101625548
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
accepted:
05
10
2020
entrez:
30
8
2021
pubmed:
31
8
2021
medline:
31
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Integrated surgical residency programs and early specialization tracts have increased, with proposed benefits including shorter training time and increased exposure. Drawbacks include a loss of breadth and the need for earlier trainee career decisions. We sought to assess the rate of changing specialty interests over the course of general surgery residency, and what, if any, factors influenced that decision. An 11-question, web-based survey was sent to alumni (2009-2019) of a single academic general surgery residency training program. It queried demographics and experiences during medical school and residency, whether specialty interest changed, and if so, what factors influenced that decision. The survey was emailed to 53 alumni and completed by 59% ( Nearly two-thirds of general surgery residents at a single academic institution changed their specialty interest over the course of residency. Our findings suggest that while integrated programs may provide benefits, many medical students are not being exposed to these potential fields.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Integrated surgical residency programs and early specialization tracts have increased, with proposed benefits including shorter training time and increased exposure. Drawbacks include a loss of breadth and the need for earlier trainee career decisions. We sought to assess the rate of changing specialty interests over the course of general surgery residency, and what, if any, factors influenced that decision.
METHODS
METHODS
An 11-question, web-based survey was sent to alumni (2009-2019) of a single academic general surgery residency training program. It queried demographics and experiences during medical school and residency, whether specialty interest changed, and if so, what factors influenced that decision.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The survey was emailed to 53 alumni and completed by 59% (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Nearly two-thirds of general surgery residents at a single academic institution changed their specialty interest over the course of residency. Our findings suggest that while integrated programs may provide benefits, many medical students are not being exposed to these potential fields.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34457828
doi: 10.1007/s40670-020-01110-z
pii: 1110
pmc: PMC8368301
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1599-1604Informations de copyright
© International Association of Medical Science Educators 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of InterestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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