Lee Donald H, Reasoner Kaitlyn, Lee Diane, Lee Daniel, Neviaser Robert J, Hymel Alicia M, Pennings Jacquelyn S
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute and Hand and Upper Extremity Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
HSS J. 2023 May;19(2):217-222. doi: 10.1177/15563316221101333. Epub 2022 Jun 15.
Retired surgeons often have limited opportunities to disseminate their wisdom and expertise in a structured manner to their younger colleagues. In addition, when asked to reflect on their personal and professional lives, many physicians say they wish they had done something differently. The extent to which this is true of retired orthopedic surgeons is not known. : We sought to determine the percentage of retired orthopedic surgeons who say that they would like to have changed something in their life/career and delineate the most commonly desired changes. : We conducted a cross-sectional study of retired orthopedic surgeons, by emailing a Qualtrics survey to 5864 emeritus members of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), with 1 initial email invitation in April 2021 followed by 2 reminders in May 2021. The survey employed a branching logic, with up to 16 questions designed to determine whether they would have done anything differently in their life/career. : The survey was completed by 1165 of 5864 emeritus AAOS members, for a response rate of nearly 20%. The 3 most represented surgical subspecialties were general orthopedics, adult reconstruction, and hand and upper extremity surgery. Respondents' average age was 74.9 years and age at retirement was 67.8 years; nearly half worked part-time before retiring. More than 80% of the participants said that they had retired at the appropriate time, and 28.5% said they wished they had done something differently. The wished-for changes most often noted were spending more time with family, spending more time on personal wellness, and selecting better practice partners. : The results of our survey of retired orthopedic surgeons show that while most were satisfied with their lives and careers, some had regrets. These findings suggest that there may be factors in the work lives of current surgeons that could be altered to reduce regret. Further study is warranted.
退休外科医生往往鲜有机会以一种结构化的方式将他们的智慧和专业知识传授给年轻同事。此外，当被要求反思自己的个人生活和职业生涯时，许多医生表示希望自己能有所不同。目前尚不清楚退休骨科医生在多大程度上也是如此。：我们试图确定表示希望在生活/职业生涯中做出某些改变的退休骨科医生的比例，并勾勒出最常见的期望改变。：我们对退休骨科医生进行了一项横断面研究，通过向美国骨科医师学会（AAOS）的5864名名誉会员发送Qualtrics调查问卷，于2021年4月发送了第一封电子邮件邀请，随后在2021年5月又发送了2次提醒。该调查采用了分支逻辑，设计了多达16个问题，以确定他们在生活/职业生涯中是否会有不同做法。：5864名AAOS名誉会员中有1165人完成了调查，回复率近20%。代表人数最多的3个外科亚专业是普通骨科、成人重建以及手和上肢外科。受访者的平均年龄为74.9岁，退休年龄为67.8岁；近一半人在退休前从事兼职工作。超过80%的参与者表示他们在适当的时候退休了，28.5%的人表示希望自己能有所不同。最常提到的期望改变是花更多时间陪伴家人、花更多时间关注个人健康以及选择更好的执业伙伴。：我们对退休骨科医生的调查结果表明，虽然大多数人对自己的生活和职业感到满意，但有些人也有遗憾。这些发现表明，当前外科医生的工作生活中可能存在一些因素可以改变，以减少遗憾。有必要进行进一步研究。
