Survey of Surgical Oncology Fellowship Graduates 2005-2016: Insight into Initial Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite burgeoning interest in Complex General Surgical Oncology (CGSO) fellowship training, little is reported about postgraduate employment. The goal of this study was to characterize CGSO graduates' first employment and to identify factors that influenced this decision.

Methods

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Society of Surgical Oncology developed and distributed an electronic survey to CGSO fellows who graduated from 2005 to 2016.

Results

The survey response rate was 47% (237/509). Fifty-seven percent of respondents were first employed as faculty surgeons at a university-based/affiliated hospital, with 15% returning to their residency institution. The distribution of respondents' current employment across the United States mirrored the locations

SUBMITTER: Ruff S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8170836 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature