Alkatout Ibrahim, Allahqoli Leila, Pape Julian, Maass Nicolai, von Otte Sören, Ruchay Zino, Ackermann Johannes, Nees Frauke, Günther Veronika
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Int J Surg. 2025 Sep 1;111(9):6441-6445. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000002670. Epub 2025 Sep 5.
Surgery, a field marked by constant advancements in technique, calls for specific personality traits. The improvement of skills requires lifelong motivation, critical thinking and openness to new technologies. However, it remains unclear whether there is an association between the expression of personality traits such as motivation or critical thinking, and the duration of work experience.
We conducted telephone interviews with 40 experienced surgeons who had previously participated in proctoring sessions. The interviews were focused on their training experience and personality traits, especially critical faculties, achievement motivation and assertiveness, in relation to the duration of their work experience. Additionally, we interviewed 40 non-surgical physicians in order to explore potential fundamental differences between surgeons and non-surgeons.
Longer professional experience was significantly associated with a reduced ability to accept criticism ( P = 0.046), lower performance motivation ( P = 0.04), and greater assertiveness ( P = 0.044). Surgeons, particularly chief physicians, demonstrated significantly higher levels of assertiveness and performance motivation compared to their non-surgical medical counterparts ( P = 0.005 and P = 0.009, respectively).
Understanding the personalities of surgeons, particularly chief physicians, who appear to demonstrate lower levels of critical faculties, may help in designing and adapting training programs for the implementation of new surgical methods.
外科学领域技术不断进步，这需要特定的性格特质。技能的提升需要终身的动力、批判性思维以及对新技术的开放态度。然而，诸如动力或批判性思维等性格特质的表现与工作经验时长之间是否存在关联仍不明确。
我们对40名曾参与监考环节的经验丰富的外科医生进行了电话访谈。访谈聚焦于他们的培训经历和性格特质，尤其是与工作经验时长相关的批判性思维能力、成就动机和自信。此外，我们还采访了40名非外科医生，以探究外科医生与非外科医生之间潜在的根本差异。
较长的专业经验与接受批评能力下降（P = 0.046）、工作动力降低（P = 0.04）以及更强的自信（P = 0.044）显著相关。与非外科医生相比，外科医生，尤其是主任医师，表现出显著更高水平的自信和工作动力（分别为P = 0.005和P = 0.009）。
了解外科医生，尤其是主任医师的性格特点，他们似乎表现出较低水平的批判性思维能力，这可能有助于设计和调整培训项目以实施新的外科手术方法。
