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  • Title: The relationship between career satisfaction and fellowship training in academic surgeons.
    Author: Anderson KD, Mavis BE.
    Journal: Am J Surg; 1995 Mar; 169(3):329-33. PubMed ID: 7879837.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Academic surgeons make various important decisions about their careers; however, little is known about the relationships between fellowship training, career development issues, and academic responsibilities. METHODS: Surgeon members of the Association for Surgical Education were surveyed about career development issues. Three hundred ninety-two (75.2%) surgeons responded. RESULTS: An exploratory factor analysis of the career development issues revealed four career development factors. Statistically significant differences were found between types of fellowship training and the career development factors. Nonfellowship-trained and clinical-fellowship-trained surgeons spend their time similarly to physicians in other specialties. Research-fellowship-trained surgeons spent significantly more time doing research, had fewer concerns about professional confidence, and expressed greater satisfaction with their careers. CONCLUSION: There is a relationship between career development issues, fellowship training, and type of fellowship training. Attention to these issues may be important in recruiting and retaining academic surgeons.
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