The impact of medical student interest in surgery on clerkship performance and career choice.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Interest in surgery has declined for two decades. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of one's interest in surgery on career choice. METHODS:Students who completed the surgical clerkship (2016-2017) were invited to complete surveys assessing rotation experience, learning style, burnout, and grit. Students were grouped according to interest or no interest in surgery after the clerkship. RESULTS:Surveys were completed by 62 students of whom 51.6% reported an interest in surgery. No minority students expressed interest compared with Caucasian (51.1%) and Asian (71.4%) students (p = 0.02). Disinterested students had higher emotional exhaustion (EE, 20 vs 25, p = 0.03). There was no difference in clerkship grade between groups (86.3% vs 85.3%, p = 0.56). Students who matched into surgery had lower EE and higher grit. CONCLUSIONS:Interest in surgery was not associated with improved clerkship performance. Disinterested students had higher EE, suggesting interest may play a role in adapting to clerkship challenges.

journal_name

Am J Surg

authors

Kassam AF,Cortez AR,Winer LK,Kuethe JW,Athota KP,Quillin RC 3rd

doi

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.09.040

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-02-01 00:00:00

pages

359-365

issue

2

eissn

0002-9610

issn

1879-1883

pii

S0002-9610(19)30642-7

journal_volume

219

pub_type

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