Department of Surgery, The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Room 3082, 929 N Saint Francis Street, Wichita, KS 67214, USA.
Am J Surg. 2009 Dec;198(6):798-803. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.033.
Available evidence indicates that there will be a general surgical workforce shortage in the future.
A 21-question survey instrument was mailed to all general surgery residency programs in the United States.
A total of 1,169 residents responded. Seventy-eight percent of respondents anticipate pursuing fellowship training and thereby narrowing their scope of practice. Both male and female residents indicate that lifestyle is important in their decision-making process for choosing a fellowship and in the choice of practice type. Our data revealed that female residents anticipate working fewer hours, taking less emergency call, taking more extended leaves of absence, and retiring earlier than their male counterparts.
Evaluation of the health care system's future needs continue to be difficult. However, available evidence points to a shortfall in the general surgery workforce. An evaluation of our capacity to train new general surgeons should be performed to meet future demands.
现有证据表明,未来将出现普通外科医生劳动力短缺的情况。
向美国所有普通外科住院医师培训项目邮寄了一份 21 个问题的调查工具。
共有 1169 名住院医师做出回应。78%的受访者预计将接受专科医师培训,从而缩小他们的执业范围。男性和女性住院医师都表示,生活方式在他们选择专科医师培训以及选择执业类型的决策过程中很重要。我们的数据显示,女性住院医师预计工作时间更少,紧急呼叫次数更少,休假时间更长,退休时间也比男性早。
评估医疗保健系统未来的需求仍然很困难。然而,现有证据表明普通外科医生的劳动力短缺。应该对我们培训新普通外科医生的能力进行评估,以满足未来的需求。