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Emotional intelligence in surgery is associated with resident job satisfaction.
Hollis, Robert H; Theiss, Lauren M; Gullick, Allison A; Richman, Joshua S; Morris, Melanie S; Grams, Jayleen M; Porterfield, John R; Chu, Daniel I.
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  • Hollis RH; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Theiss LM; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Gullick AA; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Richman JS; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Morris MS; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Grams JM; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Porterfield JR; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Chu DI; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Electronic address: dchu@uabmc.edu.
J Surg Res ; 209: 178-183, 2017 03.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28032557
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Emotional intelligence (EI) has been associated with improved work performance and job satisfaction in several industries. We evaluated whether EI was associated with higher measures of work performance and job satisfaction in surgical residents.

METHODS:

We distributed the validated Trait EI Questionnaire and job satisfaction survey to all general surgery residents at a single institution in 2015. EI and job satisfaction scores were compared with resident performance using faculty evaluations of clinical competency-based surgical milestones and standardized test scores including the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE). Statistical comparison was made using Pearson correlation and simple linear regression adjusting for postgraduate year level.

RESULTS:

The survey response rate was 68.9% with 31 resident participants. Global EI was associated with scores on USMLE Step 2 (r = 0.46, P = 0.01) and Step 3 (r = 0.54, P = 0.01) but not ABSITE percentile scores (r = 0.06, P = 0.77). None of the 16 surgical milestone scores were significantly associated with global EI or EI factors before or after adjustment for postgraduate level. Global EI was associated with overall job satisfaction (r = 0.37, P = 0.04). Of the facets of job satisfaction, global EI was significantly associated with views of supervision (r = 0.42, P = 0.02) and nature of work (r = 0.41, P = 0.02).

CONCLUSIONS:

EI was associated with job satisfaction and USMLE performance but not ACGME competency-based milestones or ABSITE scores. EI may be an important factor for fulfillment in surgical training that is not currently captured with traditional in-training performance measures.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Médicos / Cirugía General / Competencia Clínica / Inteligencia Emocional / Satisfacción en el Trabajo Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Surg Res Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Médicos / Cirugía General / Competencia Clínica / Inteligencia Emocional / Satisfacción en el Trabajo Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Surg Res Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article