The Influence of Surgical Demonstrations During an Anatomy Course on the Perceptions of First-Year Medical Students Toward Surgeons and a Surgical Career

Are, Chandrakanth; Stoddard, Hugh A.; Thompson, Jon S.; Todd, Gordon L.

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.07.016

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“…[45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]80,82,83,85,88 The importance of exposure to surgery early in training is further supported by a study by Sallee and colleagues, 128 which showed that medical student impressions of a specialty form before adequate clinical exposure in that specialty is obtained. These findings, together with ours, suggest that decisions about specialties of interest are formed during the preclerkship years.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54] An AHRQ grade of moderate strength was awarded to this body of evidence, with a mean Newcastle-Ottawa score of 6.6. The results from these studies were uniformly positive; following exposure to surgery during the preclinical years, students expressed greater confidence that surgery allows for work-life balance and meaningful change in patients' lives.…”

Section: Preclerkship Exposurementioning

confidence: 99%

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A systematic review of the factors affecting choice of surgery as a career

Peel

Schlachta

Alkhamesi

2018

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A systematic review of the factors affecting choice of surgery as a careerBackground: Interest in surgical careers among medical students has declined over the past decade. Multiple explanations have been offered for why top students are deterred or rejected from surgical programs, though no consensus has emerged. Methods:We conducted a review of the literature to better characterize what factors affect the pursuit of a surgical career. We searched PubMed and EMBASE and performed additional reference checks. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Newcastle-Ottawa Education scores were used to evaluate the included data.Results: Our search identified 122 full-text, primary articles. Analysis of this evidence identified 3 core concepts that impact surgical career decision-making: gender, features of surgical education, and student "fit" in the culture of surgery. Conclusion:Real and perceived gender discrimination has deterred female medical students from entering surgical careers. In addition, limited exposure to surgery during medical school and differences between student and surgeon personality traits and values may deter students from entering surgical careers. We suggest that deliberate and visible effort to include women and early-career medical students in surgical settings may enhance their interest in carreers in surgery.Contexte : On constate que l'intérêt pour une carrière en chirurgie a décliné chez les étudiants en médecine depuis une dizaine d'années. Plusieurs raisons ont été invoquées pour expliquer le désintérêt des étudiants talentueux à l'égard des programmes de chirurgie ou leur rejet de ces programmes, sans qu'on en arrive à un consensus.

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Section: Preclerkship Exposurementioning

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A systematic review of the factors affecting choice of surgery as a career

Peel

Schlachta

Alkhamesi

2018

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“…Many medical students decide to pursue a career in surgery early in their training [8], [46], and one of the most important influences for entering and staying in a surgical career is the availability of positive role models [7], [14], [15]. Role models are particularly important for students who are undecided but who may be attracted to surgery [27], [47], [48].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Surgeon’s Perspective: Promoting and Discouraging Factors for Choosing a Career in Surgery as Perceived by Surgeons

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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to identify the factors perceived by surgeons that promote surgery as an attractive or unattractive career choice for today’s graduates. In addition, it examined whether the perspectives of surgeons in different professional situations converges. The content of work, contextual work conditions, and calling to this job are discussed in the context of choosing surgery as a career.MethodsEight hundred sixty-nine surgeons were asked to answer open-ended questions regarding the factors that promote surgery as an attractive or unattractive career choice for today’s graduates. Four hundred ninety-two surgeons participated, and 1,525 statements were analyzed using Mayring’s content-analyses method. Chi-square tests were used to analyze the differences among hierarchical positions.ResultsWith respect to the factors that promote surgery as a profession, 40.8% (209/492) of the surgeons stated that surgery is a calling, 29.1% (149/492) of the surgeons provided at least one argument related to the positive task characteristics, and 12.9% (66/492) of the surgeons provided statements related to the positive contextual factors. With respect to the factors that discourage surgery as a profession, 45.7% (234/492) of the surgeons provided at least one argument related to the discouraging work characteristics, and 67.6% (346/492) of the surgeons provided problematic contextual characteristics.ConclusionThis study emphasizes the importance of the calling to surgery as an important factor for choosing surgery as a career. However, the extensive workload, training, and poor work-family balance have been identified as factors that discourage graduates from choosing surgery as a career. The identified positive factors could be used to attract and maintain graduates in surgical disciplines.

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“…What is more, the students' interest rate level in studying anatomy increased substantially when the clinical aspects were introduced into the course [25]. Clinical cadaveric anatomy seems to be helpful to the surgeons [4]. The surgical procedures shown to the undergraduates provide a purposeful and memorable way of learning anatomy, in comparison with conventional teaching methods [34].…”

Section: Category 1 Cadaveric Dissectionmentioning

confidence: 99%