CORR ® International—Asia-Pacific: How To Live a Happy Life as an Orthopaedic Surgeon

Kim, Tae Kyun

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“…Studies have shown that Chinese orthopedists and neurosurgeons often see more patients or perform more operations on a given day than their colleagues in many other countries. 13 As a result, long working hours are common among Chinese orthopedic and neurosurgical surgeons and are significantly associated with a high incidence of career burnout (Tables 4 and 5 This policy reform is intended in good faith. It attempts to encourage Chinese doctors to become the world's leading practitioners.…”

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Job satisfaction, engagement, and burnout in the population of orthopedic surgeon and neurosurgeon trainees in mainland China

Zou

Sun

2020

Neurosurgical Focus

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OBJECTIVEIn China, orthopedics and neurosurgery are among the most desired majors for medical students. However, little is known about the working and living status of specialists in these two fields. This study was aimed at evaluating job satisfaction, engagement, and burnout in the population of Chinese orthopedist and neurosurgeon trainees.METHODSA nationwide online survey was administered in mainland China. Questionnaires were answered anonymously. Job satisfaction, engagement, and burnout were assessed using the Job Descriptive Index, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory, respectively.RESULTSData were collected from 643 orthopedist trainees and 690 neurosurgeon trainees. Orthopedists and neurosurgeons showed no statistical difference in terms of age, sex, job titles, and preference for working in tertiary hospitals. Orthopedists had a higher marriage rate (p < 0.01), a lower divorce rate (p = 0.017), relatively shorter working hours (p < 0.01), and a higher annual income (p = 0.023) than neurosurgeons. Approximately 40% of respondents experienced workplace violence in the last 5 years. Less than 10% of respondents were satisfied with their pay, and over 70% would not encourage their offspring to become a doctor. Orthopedists were more satisfied with their careers than neurosurgeons (p < 0.01) and had a higher level of work engagement (p < 0.01). In addition, a higher proportion of orthopedists were burnt out (p < 0.01) than neurosurgeons, though the difference between the two groups was not significant (p = 0.088). Multivariate regressions suggested that younger age (≤ 25 years old), being a senior trainee, getting divorced, working in a regional hospital, long working hours (≥ 71 hrs/wk), a low annual income (<¥100,000), sleeping < 6 hrs/day, and experience with workplace violence were significantly related to burnout for both groups.CONCLUSIONSChinese orthopedic surgical and neurosurgical trainees are under significant stress. Orthopedic surgeons showed relatively optimistic data in their assessments of job satisfaction, engagement, and burnout. This study may provide valuable information for orthopedic and neurosurgical candidates considering either specialty as a career.

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Job satisfaction, engagement, and burnout in the population of orthopedic surgeon and neurosurgeon trainees in mainland China

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2020

Neurosurgical Focus

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“…With such a high volume of patients, inevitably a physician will come across a patient who is dissatisfied with their results, and may elect to pursue a legal path. In my previous column [6], I discussed how a warm and compassionate approach to treating patients could remedy or resolve disputes between patients and physicians before they reach the courts. Still, disputes with patients-resolved or not-can increase the physician's stress level.…”

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CORR ® International—Asia-Pacific: 100 Patients a Day: Teaching Our Rising Stars How to Be Both Busy and Excellent

Kim

2017

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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“…Readers of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ® have seen these concepts before; in one of his first "Your Best Life" columns in CORR ® , John D. Kelly IV MD encouraged orthopaedic surgeons to practice mindfulness for their own well-being and fulfillment and as a way to avoid burnout [10]. I have long practiced mindfulness meditation as a way to maintain my own mental health and happiness [15]. For these reasons, our hospital-which I help to run-uses a mindfulness-based meditation and education program for our post-TKA patients [14,16].…”

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“…Orthopaedic surgeons are in a position to identify patients who are "mentally down," and we should have a plan in place to help them. My plan includes offering all patients who undergo TKA a 30-minute postoperative education course-we call it a "Wisdom Session"-consisting of a 15-minute mindfulness-based meditation followed by a 15-minute talk on the four elements of happiness (body health, mental health, emotional health, and purposeful health), which I formulated from both my personal experience in medicine and meditation [13,15,16] and scientific and spiritual leaders [1,2,7,10,11].…”

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CORR ® International—Asia-Pacific: How To Live a Happy Life as an Orthopaedic Surgeon

Cited by 4 publications

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Job satisfaction, engagement, and burnout in the population of orthopedic surgeon and neurosurgeon trainees in mainland China

Job satisfaction, engagement, and burnout in the population of orthopedic surgeon and neurosurgeon trainees in mainland China

CORR ® International—Asia-Pacific: 100 Patients a Day: Teaching Our Rising Stars How to Be Both Busy and Excellent

CORR® International — Asia-Pacific: Wise Move—Implementing a 30-minute “Wisdom Session” for Patients after TKA

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