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Assessing interest in cardiothoracic surgery at an osteopathic medical school: Results of an institutional surveyCentral MessagePerspective
| العنوان: | Assessing interest in cardiothoracic surgery at an osteopathic medical school: Results of an institutional surveyCentral MessagePerspective |
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| المؤلفون: | Andrew D. Vogel, MS, Austin Wynn, MS, Megan C. Richards, MS, Michelle Sindoni, MS, Caleb L. Hamilton, PhD, Juan J. Gallegos, MD, Tyler J. Wallen, DO |
| المصدر: | JTCVS Open, Vol 15, Iss , Pp 332-341 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system LCC:Surgery |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | cardiothoracic surgery, interest groups, medical students, osteopathic medicine, surgical education, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701, Surgery, RD1-811 |
| الوصف: | Objective: Cardiothoracic surgery is a surgical subspecialty that attracts few medical students. As integrated surgical residency programs continue to grow in number, there is increased interest in what factors influence specialty selection during undergraduate medical education. Previous institutional studies have studied allopathic medical schools affiliated with academic institutions. This study aimed to assess the interest and perception of cardiothoracic surgery at an osteopathic institution. Methods: Active medical students at a US osteopathic institution were invited to complete an original online survey. Means and 95% confidence intervals were calculated and graphed for questions using Likert scale responses. Comparison of mean responses for preclinical versus clinical students was assessed by a Kruskal–Wallis nonparametric analysis of variance. Results: There were 166 surveys (22%) completed, and interest in cardiothoracic surgery was indicated by 7.8% of respondents. Work/life balance, personality of cardiothoracic surgeons, and lack of family time were negative factors associated with cardiothoracic surgery. Clinical exposure, shadowing, mentorship, and significant personal/life events before medical school were strong factors in establishing students' interest in cardiothoracic surgery. Preclinical students noted exposure to cardiothoracic surgery would further increase their interest when compared with clinical students (μ = 3.39 vs μ = 2.69, P = .008). Conclusions: All factors that established interest in cardiothoracic surgery occurred before students entered medical school. Although there are negative perceptions associated with cardiothoracic surgery, these may be ameliorated with more exposure to the field. Further research is needed to explore how early exposure in preclinical years of medical school affects students' perceptions and ultimate interest in cardiothoracic surgery. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2666-2736 |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273623002127; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-2736 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.07.022 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/ecf1115cbe10484aaa6f479163d68473 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.f1115cbe10484aaa6f479163d68473 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.07.022 |