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Factors influencing residents’ interest in gynecologic oncology fellowship

OBJECTIVES: To identify the role of mentorship and other factors associated with obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) resident interest in pursuing a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. METHODS: A survey link was emailed to U.S. OB/GYN residency program coordinators to disperse to current residents. T...

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Autores principales: Palisoul, Marguerite, Greenwade, Molly, Massad, Leslie S., Hagemann, Andrea, Powell, Matthew, Mutch, David, Woolfolk, Candice, Kuroki, Lindsay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6906714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31867429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2019.100504
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author Palisoul, Marguerite
Greenwade, Molly
Massad, Leslie S.
Hagemann, Andrea
Powell, Matthew
Mutch, David
Woolfolk, Candice
Kuroki, Lindsay
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Mutch, David
Woolfolk, Candice
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description OBJECTIVES: To identify the role of mentorship and other factors associated with obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) resident interest in pursuing a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. METHODS: A survey link was emailed to U.S. OB/GYN residency program coordinators to disperse to current residents. The 80-item survey asked about plans to pursue fellowship and influencing factors. Participants were stratified based on decision to pursue a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. Student’s t-test and Mann-Whitney tests were applied. RESULTS: Among 236 surveyed residents, 32 (13.6%) were planning to pursue a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. There were no demographic differences favoring the choice of gynecologic oncology; however, trainees at academic programs were more likely to aspire to the subspecialty (p = 0.01). Residents interested in gynecologic oncology had marginally more mentors than others (p = 0.06), were more likely to have a gynecologic oncology mentor (p < 0.01), and were more likely to have cited mentorship as a reason for their career aspirations (p = 0.01). These residents were also less likely to report obvious burnout among faculty and fellows in their department (p < 0.01 and p = 0.01, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Strong mentor relationships and the display of job satisfaction and work-life balance influence OB/GYN residents’ interest in gynecologic oncology fellowships. Programs should consider formal mentorship programs for residents, with priority on matching by subspecialty. The value of fellow and faculty efforts in mentorship should be recognized, and appropriate time should be protected for these relationships, along with efforts to support fellows and faculty at risk for burnout.
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spelling pubmed-69067142019-12-20 Factors influencing residents’ interest in gynecologic oncology fellowship Palisoul, Marguerite Greenwade, Molly Massad, Leslie S. Hagemann, Andrea Powell, Matthew Mutch, David Woolfolk, Candice Kuroki, Lindsay Gynecol Oncol Rep Survey Article OBJECTIVES: To identify the role of mentorship and other factors associated with obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) resident interest in pursuing a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. METHODS: A survey link was emailed to U.S. OB/GYN residency program coordinators to disperse to current residents. The 80-item survey asked about plans to pursue fellowship and influencing factors. Participants were stratified based on decision to pursue a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. Student’s t-test and Mann-Whitney tests were applied. RESULTS: Among 236 surveyed residents, 32 (13.6%) were planning to pursue a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. There were no demographic differences favoring the choice of gynecologic oncology; however, trainees at academic programs were more likely to aspire to the subspecialty (p = 0.01). Residents interested in gynecologic oncology had marginally more mentors than others (p = 0.06), were more likely to have a gynecologic oncology mentor (p < 0.01), and were more likely to have cited mentorship as a reason for their career aspirations (p = 0.01). These residents were also less likely to report obvious burnout among faculty and fellows in their department (p < 0.01 and p = 0.01, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Strong mentor relationships and the display of job satisfaction and work-life balance influence OB/GYN residents’ interest in gynecologic oncology fellowships. Programs should consider formal mentorship programs for residents, with priority on matching by subspecialty. The value of fellow and faculty efforts in mentorship should be recognized, and appropriate time should be protected for these relationships, along with efforts to support fellows and faculty at risk for burnout. Elsevier 2019-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC6906714/ /pubmed/31867429 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2019.100504 Text en © 2019 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2019.100504
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