Attracting the Best Students to a Surgical Career.

Cameron St Hilaire, Tatyana Kopilova, Jeffrey M Gauvin

Journal: The Surgical clinics of North America 2021;101(4):653-665

PMID: 34242607

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Abstract

The predicted shortage of surgeons in the future workforce is already occurring in rural areas and is expected to worsen. US allopathic medical school graduates have been losing interest in surgery for the past 40 years. The residency match remains unaffected because of foreign and osteopathic applicants. Negative myths regarding surgeon training, lifestyle, and personality persist among medical students, proving to be a powerful deterrent to students who might consider a surgical career. Proven strategies for making surgery more attractive to students are not always used and can be as simple as getting early exposure to students before clinical rotations.

Address: Department of Surgical Education, 400 West Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA.; Department of Surgical Education, 400 West Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2021.05.011

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MeSH Terms: Canada, Career Choice, Clinical Clerkship, Education, Medical, Undergraduate, General Surgery, Humans, Internship and Residency, Life Style, Medically Underserved Area, Mentors, Personality, Sexism, Students, Medical, Surgeons, United States, Work-Life Balance