Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident Education: Update on Resident Recruitment and Job Placement

Salazar, Jorge D.; Ermis, Peter; Laudito, Antonio; Lee, Richard; Wheatley, Grayson H.; Paul, Sean; Calhoon, John H.

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.04.070

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“…Newly graduated surgical specialists, such as orthopedic 5 and cardiovascular 6 surgeons have struggled to find employment in Canada. The specialty committee for cardiovascular surgery reduced Canadian training positions, and now may face a shortage of cardiac surgeons in the future.…”

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The newly graduated Canadian urologist: Over-trained and underemployed?

Welk

Kodama

MacNeily

2013

CUAJ

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original research E10Cite as: Can Urol Assoc J 2013;7(1):E10-E15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.12095 AbstractIntroduction: There are two prevailing perceptions among urology residents (1) fellowship training is becoming a requirement after residency, and (2) there are few job opportunities after graduation. In this study, we examine postgraduate training patterns and employment choices of urology residents. Methods: All Canadian urology program directors provided a summary of fellowship training and employment of Canadian residents graduating between 1998 and 2009. Logistic regression models were used to detect linear trends. Results: In total, 258 Canadian urology residents graduated over the study period, with a median of 22 (interquartile range 21-22) graduating per year. Of these, 72% completed a fellowship. Of these fellowships, 62% included protected research time. The most common subspecialty area was minimally invasive surgery (MIS)/ endourology (39% of fellowships). There was a significant increase in fellowship training over time (p < 0.0001); this was mostly due to an increase in MIS/endourology fellowships. The number of urologists obtaining graduate degrees after medical school has increased significantly over the study period. Almost all graduates are employed. Of the employed graduates in total, 34% are academic urologists. Among all graduates, 50% are practicing within 100 km of their residency site, 16% are practicing in the United States and 22% are in rural practice. There has been no significant change over time in the proportion of residents practicing within 100 km of their training program, practicing rurally, leaving their province of training, practicing in the United States, or choosing academic practice. Conclusions: Fellowship training, especially in MIS/endourology, has become significantly more common. Graduate degrees are more frequently being obtained. We did not find evidence that there has been a significant change in a urology resident's ultimate ability to obtain employment upon graduation.

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The newly graduated Canadian urologist: Over-trained and underemployed?

Welk

Kodama

MacNeily

2013

CUAJ

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“…Third, if residents routinely complete their surgical training without exposure to transplant surgery, it could negatively impact on their ability to care for transplant patients in the community and on their recruitment into the specialty as has been seen with other surgical subspecialties. 20 The ASTS will need to partner with other organization such as the Association of Program Directors of Surgery) to define problem areas more accurately, implement corrective actions, and obtain essential feedback regarding their effectiveness from both the general surgery program directors and the residents themselves. Although immediate corrective action needs to be taken, further analyses are also needed to define the key variables that underlie the problems identified by the RRC.…”

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Optimizing the Surgical Residents' Educational Experience on Transplant Surgery

Fryer

Magee

2009

Journal of Surgical Education

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“…In recent years, the number of applicants to cardiothoracic programs has been gradually declining [24]. A departure from the commitment to train will further decrease interest in the specialty among aspiring medical students and junior residents.…”

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confidence: 99%