Surgical Career Choices: The Vital Impact of Mentoring
Journal of Surgical ResearchPublished 14 August 2008
Jaime H. McCord, R.J. McDonald, Rebecca S. Sippel, Glen Leverson, David M. Mahvi, Sharon M. Weber
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Mentored surgical residency graduates were likely to enter the same specialty and practice type as their mentor and the timing of identifying a mentor was strongly correlated with future practice type.
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Mentored surgical residency graduates were likely to enter the same specialty and practice type as their mentor. Also, the timing of identifying a mentor was strongly correlated with future practice type. With increasing concerns about "the impending disappearance of the general surgeon" along with increasing growth in surgical sub-specialization, it is essential that all types of surgeons provide early and sustained mentorship to medical students and residents to help shape the future of surgery.
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