The Relationship Between Surgeon Faculty Emotional Intelligence and Medical Student Evaluations.
J Surg Educ
; 78(2): 604-611, 2021.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32900661
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We sought to measure the emotional intelligence (EI) of surgical faculty and the relationship between faculty EI and medical student (MS) evaluations of faculty.DESIGN:
Faculty completed the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal. Aggregate, anonymous MS evaluations were collected from the Program Director's office. Parametric and nonparametric tests were used for analysis.SETTING:
This study was first performed in a single surgical division at 1 center which informed an expanded study including the entire General Surgery Department at a single academic institution.PARTICIPANTS:
A pilot study was conducted in 1 surgical division which was then expanded to all clinical faculty in the Department of Surgery. All clinical faculty in the Department of Surgery were eligible for enrollment.RESULTS:
Pilot study faculty EI scores were positively correlated with MS evaluations (râ¯=â¯0.92, p < 0.001). The follow-up study enrolled 41 surgeons with a median age of 48 (inter-quartile range 12). The sample was mostly white (70.7%). Mean EI for the group was 76 (standard deviation ± 7.8). Total faculty EI scores were not significantly correlated with MS evaluations (râ¯=â¯0.30, pâ¯=â¯0.06).CONCLUSIONS:
MS evaluations of surgeon faculty were not related to EI in the larger sample. However, EI did correlate to MS evaluations in 2 surgical specialties. Further exploration into the utility of EI training in surgical departments should be conducted to determine the true value of such endeavors.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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Surgeons
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Surg Educ
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA