MEDICAL-STUDENTS WHO ENTER GENERAL-SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAMS - A FOLLOW-UP BETWEEN 1972 AND 1986

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WOLFSON, PJ [1 ]
ROBESON, MR [1 ]
VELOSKI, JJ [1 ]
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[1] THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV,JEFFERSON MED COLL,DEPT SURG,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19107
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10.1016/0002-9610(91)90270-N
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R61 [外科手术学];
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Although a few surgical residents do leave the surgical field, little research has been done into the eventual whereabouts of all surgical residents . We undertook this follow-up to find out what proportion of them enter the surgical field and to identify changing patterns over the past 15 years. We compared 593 medical school graduates on demographics, academic credentials, and surgery program directors' rating of their performance in the first postgraduate year (PGY-1). Sixty percent remained in general surgery, and about 26% moved to another specialty within the surgical field. During the mid-1970s, those who remained within the surgical field had better academic credentials on average than those who switched out of the surgical field. However, more recently, the trend has reversed. There were no differences between the groups on age or sex. These results suggest that some good students are being recruited into surgical programs but are later lost in major career switches. Perhaps these changes are related to residents' preferences for specialties that offer more controllable lifestyles than the surgical field.
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