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Advanced Training and Job Satisfaction Among Recent Canadian Plastic Surgery Graduates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In order to increase one's competitiveness in the current job market, Canadian plastic surgery graduates may complete additional degrees and multiple fellowships. The authors sought to determine the impact of this additional training on the practice profile of recent graduates and determine the current state of job satisfaction among this group.

Methods

An anonymous cross-sectional online survey was created and sent to all 250 graduates of Canadian plastic surgery residencies from 2005 to 2015. Demographics were collected and questions grouped into clinical, teaching, research, and administrative components. Questions pertaining to job satisfaction were also included.

Results

The response rate to the survey was 39%. Sixty-nine (71%) respondents had permanent attending positions at the time of survey completion, while the remaining 28 respondents did not. Among those with permanent positions, 59 (86%) completed at least one fellowship and 30 (43%) have an advanced degree. Of those who did fellowship training, 76% practice primarily in their area of subspecialty. Having an advanced degree showed a trend to a higher percentage of practice dedicated to research (5.6% vs 1.9%; P = .074) and more publications per year were seen among this group (1.31 vs 0.30; P = .028). Eighty-six percent of respondents are satisfied with their current attending position.

Conclusions

The majority of recent Canadian plastic surgery graduates are undergoing fellowship training and are practicing primarily in their fields of subspecialty training. Having a postgraduate degree was associated with a higher number of publications per year as an attending surgeon. Job satisfaction is high among recent graduates.

SUBMITTER: DeSerres JJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6696863 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Advanced Training and Job Satisfaction Among Recent Canadian Plastic Surgery Graduates.

DeSerres Joshua J JJ Curran Matthew W T MWT Fung Eric H EH Tredget Edward E EE Wilkes Gordon H GH Olson Jaret L JL

Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) 20190331 3

<h4>Background</h4>In order to increase one's competitiveness in the current job market, Canadian plastic surgery graduates may complete additional degrees and multiple fellowships. The authors sought to determine the impact of this additional training on the practice profile of recent graduates and determine the current state of job satisfaction among this group.<h4>Methods</h4>An anonymous cross-sectional online survey was created and sent to all 250 graduates of Canadian plastic surgery resid ...[more]

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