DeSerres Joshua J, Curran Matthew W T, Fung Eric H, Tredget Edward E, Wilkes Gordon H, Olson Jaret L
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Wound Healing Research Group, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Plast Surg (Oakv). 2019 Aug;27(3):223-229. doi: 10.1177/2292550319826089. Epub 2019 Mar 31.
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.
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.
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%; = .074) and more publications per year were seen among this group (1.31 vs 0.30; = .028). Eighty-six percent of respondents are satisfied with their current attending position.
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.
为了增强在当前就业市场的竞争力，加拿大整形外科专业毕业生可能会获取额外学位并参加多项专科培训项目。作者试图确定这种额外培训对近期毕业生的执业概况的影响，并确定该群体当前的工作满意度状况。
设计了一项匿名横断面在线调查，并发送给2005年至2015年期间加拿大所有250名整形外科住院医师毕业生。收集了人口统计学信息，并将问题分为临床、教学、研究和管理几个部分。还纳入了与工作满意度相关的问题。
调查的回复率为39%。在调查完成时，69名（71%）受访者拥有固定的主治医师职位，而其余28名受访者没有。在拥有固定职位的人中，59名（86%）完成了至少一项专科培训项目，30名（43%）拥有高等学位。在接受专科培训的人中，76%主要在其亚专业领域执业。拥有高等学位显示出从事研究工作的比例有上升趋势（5.6%对1.9%；P = 0.074），并且该群体每年发表的论文更多（1.31篇对0.30篇；P = 0.028）。86%的受访者对其当前的主治医师职位感到满意。
大多数近期加拿大整形外科毕业生正在接受专科培训，并且主要在其亚专业培训领域执业。作为主治医师，拥有研究生学位与每年发表更多论文相关。近期毕业生的工作满意度较高。
