The Pursuit of Otolaryngology Subspecialty Fellowships.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 154(6): 1027-33, 2016 06.
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| ID: mdl-27026739
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To examine otolaryngology resident interest in subspecialty fellowship training and factors affecting interest over time and over the course of residency training STUDYDESIGN:
Cross-sectional study of anonymous online survey data.SETTING:
Residents and fellows registered as members-in-training through the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
Data regarding fellowship interest and influencing factors, including demographics, were extracted from the Section for Residents and Fellows Annual Survey response database from 2008 to 2014.RESULTS:
Over 6 years, there were 2422 resident and fellow responses to the survey. Senior residents showed a statistically significant decrease in fellowship interest compared with junior residents, with 79% of those in postgraduate year (PGY) 1, 73% in PGY-2 and PGY-3, and 64% in PGY-4 and PGY-5 planning to pursue subspecialty training (P < .0001). Educational debt, age, and intended practice setting significantly predicted interest in fellowship training. Sex was not predictive. The most important factors cited by residents in choosing a subspecialty were consistently type of surgical cases and nature of clinical problems.CONCLUSIONS:
In this study, interest in pursuing fellowship training decreased with increased residency training. This decision is multifactorial in nature and also influenced by age, educational debt, and intended practice setting.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Otolaringologia
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Escolha da Profissão
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Educação de Pós-Graduação em Medicina
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Bolsas de Estudo
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article