University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Am J Surg. 2019 Oct;218(4):767-771. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.029. Epub 2019 Jul 18.
This qualitative study examines the roles of mentoring and gender in choosing and continuing in a surgical career for women across the continuum.
Semi-structured interviews were held with a purposive sample of 24 female surgical faculty, residents, and aspiring medical students from one institution between November 2018 and January 2019. Interview transcripts were analyzed using traditional thematic analysis methods aided by computerized software.
The use of a mosaic approach in seeking mentoring to match one's personal and career-relevant support needs was described frequently. Same-gender role models were more important for early career women, while leadership mentoring and coaching were more desired by later career women. Gender differences in mentoring were identified but some of these differences may apply equally to women and men.
Study findings contribute mentoring insights relevant to both women and men interested in pursuing and thriving in surgical careers.
本定性研究考察了在整个职业生涯中，指导和性别在女性选择和继续从事外科职业中的作用。
2018 年 11 月至 2019 年 1 月，我们对一家机构的 24 名女性外科教员、住院医师和有抱负的医学生进行了有针对性的访谈。使用传统的主题分析方法，借助计算机软件对访谈记录进行了分析。
经常描述了使用马赛克方法寻求指导，以满足个人和与职业相关的支持需求。同性别榜样对早期职业女性更为重要，而领导力指导和辅导则更受后期职业女性的欢迎。确定了指导方面的性别差异，但其中一些差异可能同样适用于女性和男性。
研究结果为有兴趣从事和成功从事外科职业的女性和男性提供了相关的指导见解。
