Job Satisfaction Among Plastic Surgery Residents in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Resident wellness is a focus of medical training and is prioritized in both Canadian and American accreditation processes. Job satisfaction is an important component of wellness that is not examined in the literature. The purpose of this study was to analyze job satisfaction in a national sample of plastic surgery residents, and identify factors that influence satisfaction.

Methods

We designed a cross-sectional survey adapted from existing instruments, with attention to thorough item generation and reduction as well as pilot and clinical sensibility testing. All plastic surgery residents at Canadian institutions were surveyed regarding overall job satisfaction as well as personal- and program-specific factors that may affect satisfaction. Predictors of satisfaction

SUBMITTER: Copeland AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9096853 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature