Assessment of Female Medical Students’ Interest in Careers in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Foote, Darci C.; Meza, James M.; Sood, Vikram; Reddy, Rishindra M.

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.02.013

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“…Our study exhibited an influence of gender on specialty choice. Approximately (6.6%) of male students considered cardiothoracic surgery as their top career while only 2.3% of female participants did, which goes with what Foote and colleagues documented (9). Only (4.5%) of students considered cardiothoracic surgery as one of their choices.…”

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Factors Influencing Saudi Medical Student's Decision Towards Cardiothoracic Surgery as a Future Career, a Cross Sectional Study

Algethami¹,

Bandah²,

Safhi³

et al. 2019

Mater Sociomed

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Introduction:There has been a progressive decline in students’ interest to consider cardiothoracic surgery as future career in the distant regions in the world. There are many factors could explain declining interest in cardiothoracic surgery including diminished caseloads due to the expansive growth of interventional cardiology; length of training programs that influences medical student’s perception. King Abdulaziz University student’s interest to join the speciality explored in our study. We determined some factors that influence their decision making toward their cardiothoracic career.Aim:We aimed to estimate the current interests of medical students at King Abdulaziz University to pursue a career in Cardiothoracic surgery and to determine the factors that positively or negatively affect their decision.Material and Methods:A self-administered online survey designed on Google form was distributed through email to fourth, fifth, and sixth-year medical students. Five domains; demographics, current career intentions, previous exposure to surgery, experiences and perceptions of cardiothoracic surgery were covered in the questionnaire to identify factors affecting student decision to choose cardiothoracic surgery as a future career.Results:Among 486 students at our institution, 179 (36, 83%) medical students completed the questionnaire more than half of them 91 (50.8%) were males. The percentage of students who considered cardiothoracic surgery as a future career was (4.5%); when asked if they were serious in pursuing a career in cardiothoracic surgery, (14.5%) of the student were affirmative. Of those participated in the survey, Twenty-four students believed they had adequate introduction to the cardiothoracic surgery during their undergraduate program.Conclusion:cardiothoracic surgery is falling away behind other specialties as career of choice for many future physicians. It is believed mainly related to inadequate introduction to the field. Increasing exposure and close mentorship is needed to attract more students to pursue a career in cardiothoracic surgery.

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Factors Influencing Saudi Medical Student's Decision Towards Cardiothoracic Surgery as a Future Career, a Cross Sectional Study

Algethami¹,

Bandah²,

Safhi³

et al. 2019

Mater Sociomed

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“…A recent survey of 372 preclinical and clinical female medical students from 13 US medical schools (and 98 men from a single Midwest school) sought to identify career selection factors, perceptions of cardiothoracic surgery, and ways to draw greater interest in the specialty. 75 The survey found that lifestyle was important to both genders, but slightly more so for women (90% v 86%). Eighty-three percent of women felt that family planning would be difficult as a cardiothoracic surgeon, but 63% felt that access to female cardiothoracic surgery mentors would make the specialty more attractive.…”

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Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Among 3 Specialties From 2007 to 2017

Capdeville

2019

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

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Despite women accounting for nearly half of all U.S. medical school graduates, this balanced representation is lacking in the cardiovascular specialties. To explore this question further, gender-based trends in the selection of cardiovascular subspecialty fellowship training were investigated among three core specialties: anesthesiology, medicine, and surgery. Using enrollment and workforce data from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the Journal of the American Medical Association Annual Report on Graduate Medical Education, trends in cardiovascular fellowship selection among women were examined over a 10-year period (2007-2017). An attempt was also made to better understand barriers that might contribute to any discrepancies, as well as factors that might influence women's choices of cardiovascular specialties over other fields.

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“…In the last call (2017-2) it is interesting to note that the second place in order of frequency was obtained by the University of Antioquia and the third place by the Technological University of Pereira. The proportion of those admitted to the UC medical specialization programs has diversified and among those admitted to the different specializations there are graduates from different regions of the country.If we review the studies conducted by Foote et al, [12], preclinical women had broad interests, including primary care specialties. Eighteen per cent of preclinical women, pediatrics by 16 per cent, obstetrics and gynecology by 11 per cent, surgery or surgical subspecialties by 21 per cent and medical subspecialties by 20 per cent.…”

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Considerations for admission to the medical-surgical postgraduate programs at the University of Cartagena: 6 years of observation.

Osorio¹,

Merlano²,

Lengua³

2018

IJET

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Abstract-The aim of this study was to know about the considerations of those admitted to the medicalsurgical postgraduate programs at the University of Cartagena. An observational descriptive methodology was implemented using the databases of the Graduate Department of Medicine. It was noted that the largest number of applicants are from the University of Cartagena followed by the University of Sinu, however in the last year 2017 the second place of admissions, corresponded to graduates of the University of Antioquia. Keywords: Faculty of Medicine, Medical specialties, admission.I. INTRODUCTION A selection of specialties implies a transformation from the undifferentiated undergraduate stage to a completely differentiated professional enterprise, where all future efforts would focus on a single specialized field of medical discipline [1].The evolving landscape of the medical field through innovative and creative developments in technologies has a profound impact on the selection of clinical specialties [2]. In addition, socio-economic and organizational factors also strongly influence the dynamics of medical specializations. Over the past 10 years, the medical profession has broadly opened its doors to women and society, undergoing profound changes, such as the 35-hour work week in some European countries [3]. Medical students have not been spared from these changes and only a few are willing to participate in surgical careers, judged by many to be too restrictive and sometimes underestimated [4].Residents who are currently on the road to surgery are primarily those who have had some contact with surgery during their previous training (called "externat" in France). The situation is complex and several factors influence the choice of students for one or another surgical subspecialty (previous contact with the subspecialty, quality of life, possible income, type of activity) [3].Beyond the challenges inherent in educating and training future generations of general surgeons, surgical educators face the potentially daunting task of identifying successful training candidates who may be successful in their programs and are unlikely to drop out. On the other hand, with an emphasis on Colombia, the national supply of medical programs has increased in recent years by just over 150% from 21 % in 1992 to 64 % in 2015. In some cases, the regional supply is growing much more rapidly [5]. From the 288 institutions of higher education (HEI) registered in Colombia, 64 have qualified registries, Decree 1295 [6] and graduate from 3,500 to 4,000 doctors each year approximately [7].In Cartagena there are 3 Universities with qualified registration that offer training in Medicine and each year 300 doctors graduate approximately.The offer of spots for surgical medical specialties in our country is limited, which in addition to having a working register by the Ministry of National Education, must have an adequate infrastructure, qualified teaching resources and practice scenarios for disciplinary training [5, 7,]. In 2015, the Faculty o...

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Assessment of Female Medical Students’ Interest in Careers in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cited by 51 publications

References 17 publications

Factors Influencing Saudi Medical Student's Decision Towards Cardiothoracic Surgery as a Future Career, a Cross Sectional Study

Factors Influencing Saudi Medical Student's Decision Towards Cardiothoracic Surgery as a Future Career, a Cross Sectional Study

Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Among 3 Specialties From 2007 to 2017

Considerations for admission to the medical-surgical postgraduate programs at the University of Cartagena: 6 years of observation.

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