Parental leave policies in general surgery residencies.

Autor: Engelbrecht-Wiggans EA; University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W Baltimore St S, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. Electronic address: eengelbrecht-wiggans@som.umaryland.edu., Sundel MH; University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. Electronic address: maggie.sundel@som.umaryland.edu., Newland JJ; University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. Electronic address: jnewland@som.umaryland.edu., Seyoum N; University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W Baltimore St S, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. Electronic address: nahom.seyoum@som.umaryland.edu., Brown RF; University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. Electronic address: rfbrown@som.umaryland.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of surgery [Am J Surg] 2024 Jul; Vol. 233, pp. 25-28. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.12.017
Abstrakt: Background: Prospective residents use program websites to glean information regarding parental leave policies. This study investigates the online availability and content of parental leave policies for general surgery residency programs.
Methods: Parental leave policy information was collected from general surgery residency program and Graduate Medical Education (GME) websites. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression were used for analysis.
Results: Of the 344 general surgery residency programs, parental leave policies were found on 6% of program and 52% of GME websites. Family Medical Leave Act policies were reported the most, followed by maternity, then paternity, and then adoption/other clauses. Academic programs, program location in the Southeastern US and larger program size were all significant predictors of online policy availability.
Conclusions: General surgery parental leave policies vary and are not readily available online. These findings identify a significant opportunity for surgery residency programs to improve the disclosure of parental leave policy information.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None declared
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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