Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Residency Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Dec;79(12):2404-2410. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2021.08.150. Epub 2021 Aug 24.
Guidelines regarding parental leave in oral and maxillofacial surgery do not exist. This inconsistency may contribute to gender disparities and an increase in resident burnout. The purpose of this study was to examine perceptions and attitudes of oral and maxillofacial surgery residents toward parental leave.
This was a cross-sectional study in which an anonymous 26-item questionnaire was electronically mailed to all current oral and maxillofacial surgery residents in the United States during August 2020. The survey consisted of 5 sections: 1) resident information, 2) residency program information, 3) parental policy information, 4) attitudes regarding parental leave, and 5) attitudes regarding early parenthood.
Surveys were sent to 860 oral and maxillofacial surgery residents; 220 completed the questionnaire (25.6%). Majority of respondents were male between the ages of 26 and 30. Half of the respondents did not know whether their oral and maxillofacial surgery program had a formal parental leave policy. Almost a third of residents reported that their program did not have a policy regarding parental leave. Only some programs had a policy regarding parental leave. Most programs allotted 2 days to 2 weeks for parental leave. Parenthood did not prevent pursuit of fellowship training. The majority of co-residents indicated that parenthood had a neutral impact on the performance of their colleagues. Lactation facilities and/or childcare services were not present in all programs.
Most oral and maxillofacial surgery residents support parental leave despite the lack of a formal policy in their residency program. Residents who had a child during residency received up to 2 weeks as parental leave. Residents felt that their programs were supportive of parental leave. Parenthood did not prevent the pursuit of fellowship training.
口腔颌面外科领域内没有关于陪产假的指导方针。这种不一致可能导致性别差异和住院医师倦怠的增加。本研究的目的是调查口腔颌面外科住院医师对陪产假的看法和态度。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2020 年 8 月通过电子邮件向美国所有现任口腔颌面外科住院医师发送了一份匿名的 26 项问卷调查。该调查包括 5 个部分：1）住院医师信息，2）住院医师培训项目信息，3）育儿政策信息，4）陪产假态度，5）对早期为人父母的态度。
共向 860 名口腔颌面外科住院医师发送了调查，其中 220 名完成了问卷（25.6%）。大多数受访者为 26 至 30 岁的男性。一半的受访者不知道他们的口腔颌面外科培训项目是否有正式的陪产假政策。近三分之一的住院医师报告说，他们的项目没有关于陪产假的政策。只有一些项目有陪产假政策。大多数项目为陪产假分配了 2 天至 2 周的时间。为人父母并没有阻止他们追求专科医师培训。大多数同事表示，为人父母对同事的表现没有影响。并非所有项目都提供哺乳设施和/或儿童保育服务。
尽管在住院医师培训项目中没有正式政策，但大多数口腔颌面外科住院医师支持陪产假。在住院期间有孩子的住院医师可获得长达 2 周的陪产假。住院医师认为他们的项目支持陪产假。为人父母并没有阻止他们追求专科医师培训。
