Academic Careers and Lifestyle Characteristics of 171 Transplant Surgeons in the ASTS★

Training, work, and lifestyle of transplant physicians and surgeons in Germany

“…This indicates a strong commitment of these individuals to this field and shows that several clinics and departments have a primary emphasis on transplant medicine. Other studies have shown similar working patterns for transplant surgeons of the ASTS. The interdisciplinary patient care reported by the respondents is impressive: The results underlined that physicians and surgeons are involved at every stage of patient care, resulting in an unprecedented team approach.…”

“…A study analyzing work and lifestyle characteristics of US transplant surgeons displays similar results in terms of working patterns, high work load as well as high academic productivity . While data on transplant physicians have not been published yet to the best of our knowledge, the comparison with other investigations analyzing work and lifestyle characteristics of physicians and surgeons in the non‐transplant setting points out the long working hours, very high standard of work load, academic training, and productivity of transplant physicians.…”

Residency in urology and training in kidney transplantation. Results of a national survey

“…14 This fact could be motivated because in this country urologists are not responsible or main actors in RxT surgery, or perhaps because of the poor quality of life and work overload experienced by surgeons exclusively dedicated to the transplant. 15 In the environment of the ASTS 16 for a center to have teaching accreditation in RxT the number of implants should exceed 60/year. If we transpose this figure to the data of our survey, 46% (n = 21) of residents belonging to transplant centers are trained in centers with fewer than 50 transplants per year.…”

Fellowship für Transplantation und hepato-pankreatiko-biliäre (HPB) Chirurgie – Pilotprojekt für eine strukturierte Weiterbildung in Deutschland

“…4) Eine geordnete Ausbildung in der Transplantationschirurgie würde sicherlich in der öffentlichen, durchaus kritischen Wahrnehmung der Transplantationsmedizin positiv empfunden werden. 5 Unabhängig davon macht es in unseren Augen dennoch Sinn, gerade in der Transplantationschirurgie eine strukturierte Ausbildung in Form eines Fellowships anzubieten. Allein die relative Seltenheit der Eingriffe und der Konzentration der Transplantationschirurgie auf überwiegend universitäre Zentren in Deutschland fordern ein fokussiertes Ausbildungskonzept.…”