Perceptions of Surgery Residents About Parental Leave During Training.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

To our knowledge, there has been little research conducted on the attitudes of residents toward their pregnant peers and parental leave.

Objective

To examine the perceptions of current surgery residents regarding parental leave.

Design, setting, and participants

A 36-item survey was distributed to current US general surgery residents and residents in surgical subspecialties through the Association of Program Directors in Surgery listserv and social media platforms. Questions were associated with general information/demographics, parental leave, having children, and respondents' knowledge regarding the current parental leave policy as set by the American Board of Surgery. The study was conducted from August to September 2018 and the data were analyzed in Oct

SUBMITTER: Altieri MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686777 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature