TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors influencing residents’ interest in gynecologic oncology fellowship
AU - Palisoul, Marguerite
AU - Greenwade, Molly
AU - Massad, Leslie S.
AU - Hagemann, Andrea
AU - Powell, Matthew
AU - Mutch, David
AU - Woolfolk, Candice
AU - Kuroki, Lindsay
N1 - Funding Information:
Research reported in this publication was supported by the Washington University Division of Gynecologic Oncology, as well as the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences grant UL1 TR000448 and R25CA190190 (PI, Dr. Bradley Evanoff; scholar Dr. Lindsay Kuroki) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) . The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.
Funding Information:
Research reported in this publication was supported by the Washington University Division of Gynecologic Oncology, as well as the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences grant UL1 TR000448 and R25CA190190 (PI, Dr. Bradley Evanoff; scholar Dr. Lindsay Kuroki) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. All authors have reviewed and approved the final article. Marguerite Palisoul: Conceived and designed the analysis, collected the data, contributed data or analysis tools, wrote the paper. Molly Greenwade: Contributed data or analysis tools, edited/contributed to the paper. Leslie S. Massad: Edited/contributed to the paper. Andrea Hagemann: Assisted in conception/design of the analysis, edited/contributed to the paper. Matthew Powell: Edited/contributed to the paper. David Mutch: Assisted in conception/design of the analysis, edited/contributed to the paper. Candice Woolfolk: Performed data analysis. Lindsay Kuroki: Assisted in conception/design of the analysis, edited/contributed to the paper.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - Objectives: To identify the role of mentorship and other factors associated with obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) resident interest in pursuing a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. Methods: A survey link was emailed to U.S. OB/GYN residency program coordinators to disperse to current residents. The 80-item survey asked about plans to pursue fellowship and influencing factors. Participants were stratified based on decision to pursue a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. Student's t-test and Mann-Whitney tests were applied. Results: Among 236 surveyed residents, 32 (13.6%) were planning to pursue a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. There were no demographic differences favoring the choice of gynecologic oncology; however, trainees at academic programs were more likely to aspire to the subspecialty (p = 0.01). Residents interested in gynecologic oncology had marginally more mentors than others (p = 0.06), were more likely to have a gynecologic oncology mentor (p < 0.01), and were more likely to have cited mentorship as a reason for their career aspirations (p = 0.01). These residents were also less likely to report obvious burnout among faculty and fellows in their department (p < 0.01 and p = 0.01, respectively). Conclusions: Strong mentor relationships and the display of job satisfaction and work-life balance influence OB/GYN residents’ interest in gynecologic oncology fellowships. Programs should consider formal mentorship programs for residents, with priority on matching by subspecialty. The value of fellow and faculty efforts in mentorship should be recognized, and appropriate time should be protected for these relationships, along with efforts to support fellows and faculty at risk for burnout.
AB - Objectives: To identify the role of mentorship and other factors associated with obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) resident interest in pursuing a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. Methods: A survey link was emailed to U.S. OB/GYN residency program coordinators to disperse to current residents. The 80-item survey asked about plans to pursue fellowship and influencing factors. Participants were stratified based on decision to pursue a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. Student's t-test and Mann-Whitney tests were applied. Results: Among 236 surveyed residents, 32 (13.6%) were planning to pursue a fellowship in gynecologic oncology. There were no demographic differences favoring the choice of gynecologic oncology; however, trainees at academic programs were more likely to aspire to the subspecialty (p = 0.01). Residents interested in gynecologic oncology had marginally more mentors than others (p = 0.06), were more likely to have a gynecologic oncology mentor (p < 0.01), and were more likely to have cited mentorship as a reason for their career aspirations (p = 0.01). These residents were also less likely to report obvious burnout among faculty and fellows in their department (p < 0.01 and p = 0.01, respectively). Conclusions: Strong mentor relationships and the display of job satisfaction and work-life balance influence OB/GYN residents’ interest in gynecologic oncology fellowships. Programs should consider formal mentorship programs for residents, with priority on matching by subspecialty. The value of fellow and faculty efforts in mentorship should be recognized, and appropriate time should be protected for these relationships, along with efforts to support fellows and faculty at risk for burnout.
KW - Burnout
KW - Career
KW - Fellowship
KW - Mentorship
KW - Resident
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gore.2019.100504
DO - 10.1016/j.gore.2019.100504
M3 - Article
C2 - 31867429
AN - SCOPUS:85074202663
SN - 2352-5789
VL - 30
JO - Gynecologic Oncology Reports
JF - Gynecologic Oncology Reports
M1 - 100504
ER -