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A resident’s ability to balance work and personal life is dependent on multiple factors, with spousal or partner approval likely comprising one of the most important, according to a report published in the Journal of Surgical Education. The report details the results of an electronic survey sent to thoracic surgery spouses via contact with all thoracic surgery residents over 2 years at two training programs and all current thoracic surgery residents in 2010.
A total of 66 surveys were completed and returned (a response rate of 19%), with 86% of the respondents being women, and 82% being married for a mean of 4.3 years; 59% had children, and 64% were planning on having more children within 3 years.
Nearly 90%of the spouses responding reported that they want to travel to more of the interviews, and that they had some to complete influence on which training program to attend, according to Mr. Michael Bohl and Dr. Rishindra M. Reddy of the Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (J. Surg. Education 2013;70:640-6).
Nearly 80% of the respondents also reported that they wanted more information on salary and on housing, as well as access to faculty spouses. The top 3 factors in chosing a program they reported were: quality of fellowship, geographic location, and proximity to family.
Knowledge of the extent of influence and the desires of spouses with regard to CTStraining positions might allow targeting these needs at a point early enough in the process to help capture general surgery residents interested in but not committed to CTS residency, the researchers suggested.
"The results show numerous demographic and characteristic trends which, if further validated by definitive studies, would be applicable to all post-surgery residency training programs and may help CTS programs to be more competitive in attracting applicants and their families.
The authors had no relevant disclosures.
A resident’s ability to balance work and personal life is dependent on multiple factors, with spousal or partner approval likely comprising one of the most important, according to a report published in the Journal of Surgical Education. The report details the results of an electronic survey sent to thoracic surgery spouses via contact with all thoracic surgery residents over 2 years at two training programs and all current thoracic surgery residents in 2010.
A total of 66 surveys were completed and returned (a response rate of 19%), with 86% of the respondents being women, and 82% being married for a mean of 4.3 years; 59% had children, and 64% were planning on having more children within 3 years.
Nearly 90%of the spouses responding reported that they want to travel to more of the interviews, and that they had some to complete influence on which training program to attend, according to Mr. Michael Bohl and Dr. Rishindra M. Reddy of the Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (J. Surg. Education 2013;70:640-6).
Nearly 80% of the respondents also reported that they wanted more information on salary and on housing, as well as access to faculty spouses. The top 3 factors in chosing a program they reported were: quality of fellowship, geographic location, and proximity to family.
Knowledge of the extent of influence and the desires of spouses with regard to CTStraining positions might allow targeting these needs at a point early enough in the process to help capture general surgery residents interested in but not committed to CTS residency, the researchers suggested.
"The results show numerous demographic and characteristic trends which, if further validated by definitive studies, would be applicable to all post-surgery residency training programs and may help CTS programs to be more competitive in attracting applicants and their families.
The authors had no relevant disclosures.
A resident’s ability to balance work and personal life is dependent on multiple factors, with spousal or partner approval likely comprising one of the most important, according to a report published in the Journal of Surgical Education. The report details the results of an electronic survey sent to thoracic surgery spouses via contact with all thoracic surgery residents over 2 years at two training programs and all current thoracic surgery residents in 2010.
A total of 66 surveys were completed and returned (a response rate of 19%), with 86% of the respondents being women, and 82% being married for a mean of 4.3 years; 59% had children, and 64% were planning on having more children within 3 years.
Nearly 90%of the spouses responding reported that they want to travel to more of the interviews, and that they had some to complete influence on which training program to attend, according to Mr. Michael Bohl and Dr. Rishindra M. Reddy of the Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (J. Surg. Education 2013;70:640-6).
Nearly 80% of the respondents also reported that they wanted more information on salary and on housing, as well as access to faculty spouses. The top 3 factors in chosing a program they reported were: quality of fellowship, geographic location, and proximity to family.
Knowledge of the extent of influence and the desires of spouses with regard to CTStraining positions might allow targeting these needs at a point early enough in the process to help capture general surgery residents interested in but not committed to CTS residency, the researchers suggested.
"The results show numerous demographic and characteristic trends which, if further validated by definitive studies, would be applicable to all post-surgery residency training programs and may help CTS programs to be more competitive in attracting applicants and their families.
The authors had no relevant disclosures.