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Pregnancy and Motherhood During Surgical Training [1]

Submitted by mferguson [2] on Sat, 2018-03-24 08:09

This survey of general surgeons in the US who had a pregnancy during surgical training identified a number of challenges that may influence career satisfaction.  These included inadequate scheduling support, lactation facilities, and mentoring.  30% of participants would advise a female medical student not to pursue a surgical career.

Source name: 
JAMA Surgery
Resource link: 
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2675992 [3]
Taxonomy: 
Education [4]
Professional Affairs [5]
Subspecialty(ies): 
Cardiac [6]
Congenital [7]
Critical Care [8]
Thoracic [9]
Vascular [10]
Author(s): 
Erika L. Rangel, Douglas S. Smink, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, Gifty Kwakye, Marguerite Changala, Adil H. Haider, Gerard M. Doherty
Taxonomy2018 vocabulary term reference: 
Education [11]
Professional Affairs [12]
Source URL:https://www.ctsnet.org/jans/pregnancy-and-motherhood-during-surgical-training

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