The impact of medical student interest in surgery on clerkship performance and career choice
| Autor: | Alexander R. Cortez, Joshua W. Kuethe, Leah K. Winer, Krishna P. Athota, Al-Faraaz Kassam, R. Cutler Quillin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Students Medical Attitude of Health Personnel education 030230 surgery Burnout Learning styles 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Task Performance and Analysis Medicine Humans Emotional exhaustion Grit Career Choice business.industry Clinical Clerkship General Medicine Surgery 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis General Surgery Female Surgical education Clinical Competence business Career choice Education Medical Undergraduate |
| Zdroj: | American journal of surgery. 219(2) |
| ISSN: | 1879-1883 |
| Popis: | Background Interest in surgery has declined for two decades. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of one’s interest in surgery on career choice. Methods Students who completed the surgical clerkship (2016–2017) were invited to complete surveys assessing rotation experience, learning style, burnout, and grit. Students were grouped according to interest or no interest in surgery after the clerkship. Results Surveys were completed by 62 students of whom 51.6% reported an interest in surgery. No minority students expressed interest compared with Caucasian (51.1%) and Asian (71.4%) students (p = 0.02). Disinterested students had higher emotional exhaustion (EE, 20 vs 25, p = 0.03). There was no difference in clerkship grade between groups (86.3% vs 85.3%, p = 0.56). Students who matched into surgery had lower EE and higher grit. Conclusions Interest in surgery was not associated with improved clerkship performance. Disinterested students had higher EE, suggesting interest may play a role in adapting to clerkship challenges. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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