Grit and Thoracic Surgery Interest Among Medical Students.
J Surg Educ
; 81(8): 1044-1049, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study evaluated the relationship between medical student Grit and thoracic surgery career interest.DESIGN:
An online questionnaire was designed to measure self-reported ratings of Grit among medical student using the Short-Grit scale, as well as thoracic surgery career interest.SETTING:
Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.PARTICIPANTS:
From 2019 to 2021, 192/367 (52.3%) participants in their first or second year of medical school. The cohort was comprised of 109 (56.8%) females while 115 (59.9%) were <24 years of age.RESULTS:
Mean Grit was high (Mâ¯=â¯4.159 +/- 0.450) among medical students. There were 80 (41.2%) students interested in thoracic surgery. There was a significant difference in Grit between students with a career interest in thoracic surgery (4.256 +/- 0.442) and those uninterested in thoracic surgery (4.089 +/- 0.444); t(190)â¯=â¯2.572, pâ¯=â¯0.011; Cohen's Dâ¯=â¯0.442. Career interest in thoracic surgery was not influenced by career factor interest.CONCLUSIONS:
Grittier students have a career interest in thoracic surgery. Recruitment teams in thoracic surgery residency programs with high rates of burnout and poor psychological wellbeing among trainees may take interest in these findings.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Cirurgia Torácica
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Escolha da Profissão
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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