Radunz Sonia, Pustu Hülya, Marx Katja, Mazilescu Laura, Braun Agnes, Benkö Tamas, Banysch Mark, Kaiser Gernot M
Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Alber-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48140 Münster, Germany.
Innov Surg Sci. 2020 Feb 29;5(1-2):11-19. doi: 10.1515/iss-2019-0016. eCollection 2020 Mar.
Women represent the majority of medical students in several countries. In any surgical specialty and above all in surgical leadership positions, women still remain disproportionally underrepresented. The objective of this study was to investigate female surgeons' career advancement and satisfaction with training. A standardized questionnaire was devised and sent out via the web-based survey tool SurveyMonkey to female surgeons in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. A total of 125 completed questionnaires were analyzed (response rate 40.8%). Female surgeons are at least largely (76%) satisfied with their surgical training. Increased time (>5 h/week) as the principal surgeon in the operating room significantly stimulates the satisfaction with the surgical training (86% vs. 68%, p = 0.0384). At the participants' current workplace, the heads of departments are predominantly male surgeons (91%). Respondents not satisfied with their surgical training prefer a female head of department more frequently (24% vs. 2%, p = 0.0085). The majority of the respondents themselves aspire to become a consultant surgeon (56%), while only 12% intend to become a head of a department. Female surgeons aiming at leadership positions work overtime (≥50 h/week) significantly more frequently (81% vs. 57%, p = 0.0041). Favoritism of male colleagues is perceived by 34%. Respondents who do not perceive any preferential treatment are significantly more satisfied with their surgical training (88% vs. 57%, p = 0.0004). In conclusion, female surgeons seem positive about their career choice, once in the surgical profession, and aptly fill upcoming positions. Women interested in surgery are likely to pursue a surgical career despite the alleged workload, demonstrating the importance of professional self-fulfillment among female surgeons.
在一些国家，女医学生占多数。在任何外科专业领域，尤其是在外科领导岗位上，女性的代表性仍然严重不足。本研究的目的是调查女外科医生的职业发展以及对培训的满意度。通过网络调查工具SurveyMonkey设计了一份标准化问卷，并发送给德国北莱茵 - 威斯特法伦州的女外科医生。共分析了125份完整问卷（回复率40.8%）。女外科医生至少在很大程度上（76%）对她们的外科培训感到满意。在手术室担任主刀医生的时间增加（>5小时/周）显著提高了对外科培训的满意度（86%对68%，p = 0.0384）。在参与者目前的工作场所，科室主任主要是男外科医生（91%）。对外科培训不满意的受访者更频繁地希望有一位女科室主任（24%对2%，p = 0.0085）。大多数受访者自己渴望成为一名顾问外科医生（56%），而只有12%打算成为科室主任。旨在担任领导职务的女外科医生加班（≥50小时/周）的频率明显更高（81%对57%，p = 0.0041）。34%的人认为存在对男同事的偏袒。没有察觉到任何优待的受访者对她们的外科培训明显更满意（88%对57%，p = 0.0004）。总之，女外科医生一旦进入外科行业，似乎对自己的职业选择持积极态度，并能胜任即将到来的职位。尽管工作量大，但对手术感兴趣的女性仍有可能追求外科职业，这表明职业自我实现对女外科医生的重要性。
