Job Satisfaction Among Plastic Surgery Residents in Canada
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- DOI: 10.1177/22925503211007237
Job Satisfaction Among Plastic Surgery Residents in Canada
Abstract
Objective: Resident wellness is a focus of medical training and is prioritized in both Canadian and American accreditation processes. Job satisfaction is an important component of wellness that is not examined in the literature. The purpose of this study was to analyze job satisfaction in a national sample of plastic surgery residents, and identify factors that influence satisfaction.
Methods: We designed a cross-sectional survey adapted from existing instruments, with attention to thorough item generation and reduction as well as pilot and clinical sensibility testing. All plastic surgery residents at Canadian institutions were surveyed regarding overall job satisfaction as well as personal- and program-specific factors that may affect satisfaction. Predictors of satisfaction were identified using multivariable regression models.
Results: The response rate was 40%. Median overall job satisfaction was 4.0 on a 5-point Likert scale. Operative experience was considered both the most important element of a training program, and the area in most need of improvement. Senior training year (P < .01), shorter commute time (P = .04), fewer duty hours (P = .02), fewer residents (P < .01), and more fellows (P < .01) were associated with significantly greater job satisfaction.
Conclusions: This is the first study to gather cross-sectional data on job satisfaction from a national sample of plastic surgery residents. The results from this study can inform programs in making tangible changes tailored to their trainees' needs. Moreover, our findings may be used to inform a prospectively studied targeted intervention to increase job satisfaction and resident wellness to address North American accreditation standards.
Objectif: Le bien-être des résidents est un point central de la formation en médecine et représente une priorité dans le processus d’agrément canadien et américain. La satisfaction au travail constitue un volet important du bien-être qui n’est pas évalué dans les publications. La présente étude visait à analyser la satisfaction au travail dans un échantillon national de résidents en plasturgie et à déterminer les facteurs qui influent sur la satisfaction.
Méthodologie: Les chercheurs ont conçu un sondage transversal adapté d’outils existants, en s’attardant à la production et à la réduction de points approfondis et à un test de sensibilité clinique. Tous les résidents en plasturgie des établissements canadiens ont reçu un sondage sur leur satisfaction au travail et sur les facteurs personnels et propres à leur programme, susceptibles d’influer sur leur satisfaction. Les chercheurs ont déterminé les prédicteurs de satisfaction au moyen de modèles de régression multivariables.
Résultats: Le taux de réponse s’élevait à 40%. La satisfaction au travail médiane globale obtenait un résultat de 4,0 sur l’échelle de Likert de cinq points. L’expérience opératoire était considérée à la fois comme l’élément le plus important d’un programme de formation et comme le secteur qui a le plus besoin d’être amélioré. L’année de formation senior (P < .01), une durée de déplacement plus courte (P = .04), un moins grand nombre d’heures de garde (P = .02) et de résidents (P < .01) et un plus grand nombre de boursiers postdoctoraux (P < .01) ont été associés à une satisfaction au travail considérablement plus marquée.
Conclusions: C’est la première étude pour colliger des données transversales sur la satisfaction au travail auprès d’un échantillon national de résidents en plasturgie. Les résultats de cette étude peuvent éclairer les programmes pour apporter des changements tangibles adaptés aux besoins de leurs stagiaires. De plus, nos observations pourraient éclairer une intervention prospective ciblée pour accroître la satisfaction au travail et le bien-être des résidents afin de satisfaire aux normes d’agréments nord-américaines.
Keywords: accreditation; burnout; internship and residency; job satisfaction; psychological; wellness.
© 2021 The Author(s).
Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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