Abstract

DOMINGUEZ, Luis Carlos et al. Factors influencing a surgical career: multi-institutional analysis from an academic perspective in Bogotá. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2013, vol.28, n.4, pp.275-281. ISSN 2011-7582.

Introduction. There are positive and negative preferences related to the decision to pursue a surgical career. There is no pertaining information In Colombia. The aim of the present study was to analyze the preferences that favor this choice under a global approach. Methods. An anonymous survey was conducted among interns, applicants, residents and faculty (attending). Six categories were evaluated: economic opportunities, employment, life style, role modeling, social and professional status. Among the faculty and the residents, we assessed the preferences opinion manifested by interns and applicants, but not their own preferences. The weight that the study population gives to the variables related to the choice and the change that undergo the preferences from the intern to the attending perspectives were evaluated. Results. 176 surveys were conducted. Those categories offering a powerful positive influence or a positive influence were related to mentoring, personality, and social and economic status of the surgeon. In the second analysis there appears a growing trend for each category of preference starting from the internship position or applicant, followed by a decrease in the preferences when reaching the resident or faculty position. Conclusions. Preferences to opt for a surgical career in Bogotá, Colombia, vary according to the position occupied within the surgical career. Several preferences exhibit less influence from the perspective of the attending surgeon. This finding may be hypothetically related to the influx of the health system on the surgical practice and it requires deepening through further studies.

Keywords : general surgery; profession selection; medical education.

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