Department of Urology, Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
Department of Urology, Rural Clinical School, The University of New South Wales, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
ANZ J Surg. 2024 Feb;94(1-2):57-62. doi: 10.1111/ans.18844. Epub 2024 Jan 4.
Surgical training programs within Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand have become more competitive. Applicants are required to build a strong application over curriculum vitae (CV), references and interview. The building of the CV often comes at significant financial and time cost with challenges. This study explores successful applicants' experiences of the costs and challenges to build a successful CV for acceptance onto the Urology training program within Australia and New Zealand.
Qualitative content analysis (QCA) was undertaken of semi-structured interviews conducted with 11 nSET Urology trainees. QCA focused on the identification and evaluation of costs and challenges experienced. Analysis was reviewed over the domain of CV components.
Costs of building each domain differed significantly between trainees as they focussed on various domains. Challenges encountered were identified with four themes were identified with associated subthemes: Passion/Commitment (two subthemes); Researching Pathways (six subthemes); Challenges (two subthemes) and Acceptance Success (two subthemes).
The commitment to a surgical specialty begins before acceptance onto a training program. A high-level CV is an integral component of acceptance onto the Urology training program. Each trainee had a different journey, including time and financial sacrifices, to obtain acceptance whilst demonstrating a strong motivation for success. The average cost of each trainee who gained acceptance was $50 779 over 3 years. Consideration should be given to making the CV component less onerous.
澳大利亚和新西兰的外科培训项目竞争日益激烈。申请人需要在简历（CV）、推荐信和面试方面建立强大的申请。建立 CV 通常需要花费大量的时间和金钱，并且面临着挑战。本研究探讨了成功申请人在为澳大利亚和新西兰的泌尿科培训项目建立成功 CV 方面所经历的成本和挑战。
对 11 名新南威尔士州泌尿科培训生进行的半结构化访谈进行了定性内容分析（QCA）。QCA 重点关注成本和挑战的识别和评估。分析在 CV 组件的领域内进行。
由于培训生专注于不同的领域，因此构建每个领域的成本存在显著差异。确定了遇到的挑战，确定了四个主题，并附有相关的子主题：激情/承诺（两个子主题）；研究途径（六个子主题）；挑战（两个子主题）和接受成功（两个子主题）。
对外科专业的承诺在被培训项目录取之前就开始了。高水平的 CV 是被泌尿科培训项目录取的一个组成部分。每个培训生都有不同的经历，包括时间和经济上的牺牲，以获得成功，同时表现出强烈的成功动力。获得录取的每位培训生的平均成本为 3 年 50779 美元。应考虑使 CV 组件不那么繁重。
