Career plans and perceptions in readiness to practice of graduating general surgery residents in Canada.
J Surg Educ
; 72(2): 205-11, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Overall, 25% of American general surgery residents identified as not feeling confident operating independently at graduation, which may contribute to 70% pursuing further training. This study was undertaken to identify intended career plans of general surgery graduates in Canada on a national level, and perceived strengths and weaknesses of training that would affect transition to early practice.METHODS:
Questionnaires were distributed to graduating general surgery residents at a Canadian national review course in 2012 and 2013. Data were analyzed for overall trends.RESULTS:
Overall, 75% (78/104) of graduating residents responded in 2012 and 53% (50/95) in 2013. Greater than 60% of respondents were entering a fellowship program upon graduation (49/78 in 2012 and 37/50 in 2013); the most common fellowship choices were minimally invasive surgery (24% in 2012 and 39% in 2013) or surgical oncology (16% in 2012). Most residents reported that they were completing subspecialty training to meet career goals (64/85 overall) rather than feeling unprepared for practice (0/85 overall). Most residents planned on practicing in urban centers (54%) and academic hospitals (73%). Residents perceived a need for assistance for laparoscopic adrenalectomy, neck dissection, laparoscopic splenectomy, laparoscopic low anterior resection, groin dissection, and thyroidectomy.CONCLUSIONS:
An overwhelming majority of general surgery graduates plan to pursue fellowship training to meet career goals of working in urban, academic centers, rather than a perceived lack of competence. It is vital to describe operative competency expectations for residents and to promote a variety of practice opportunities following graduation.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Cirugía General
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Selección de Profesión
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Competencia Clínica
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Internado y Residencia
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Surg Educ
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article