General Surgery Residency Survival Guide / edited by Asanthi Ratnasekera, Marc Neff, Kahyun Yoon-Flannery, Alec Beekley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ratnasekera, Asanthi, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgery.

Local Subjects:

Surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

There are over 250 surgical residencies in the United States. Most residents experience some degree of shock once they start on the very first day, and the demands of residency are high. The current overall dropout rate is 16%, and there is evidence for higher burnout rates, suicide rates, addiction rates and divorce rates among all surgeons compared to other careers. There is therefore a critical need for the education of resiliency during surgical residency and guidance on surviving this challenging portion of their career. Unfortunately, the experiences of trial and error are the basis for survival, and resiliency training is often overlooked as part of the traditional surgical training. This practical guide is founded on many conversations with struggling general surgery residents and will have wide appeal, utilizing these experiences via interviews with current residents at different residency programs and covering an even wider variety of topics, with variable experiences based on differing ages, races, sexes, and marital statuses. Each chapter begins with a topic and a brief introduction, expansion on the topic based on their unique experiences, and then a concluding list of pearls to remember and use in daily residency. The topics are broken down thematically into five main sections, covering the breadth of residency experience and work/life balance: academics, clinical duties, life outside of work, leadership and ethics, and basic survival skills and self-care. Written by current residents for current residents, General Surgery Residency Survival Guide will be a valuable resource for everyone navigating this challenging portion of their medical career.

Contents:

Part I. Basic Survival Skills

Sleeping

Nutrition

Self Care

Stress Management and Dealing with Burnout

Exercise

Vacations/Holidays/Occasions

Hobbies

COVID and other illnesses/injuries

Part II. Relationships/Finances

Relationships

Family

Kids

Holiday/occasions

Pregnancy/Maternity

Leave or lack thereof

Household chores

Bills

Loans

Home Purchase

Death of a loved one

Part III. Academics

Mentorship: How to spot a good mentor and hold on tight

Board Preparation

Talent versus hard work

Acquiring wisdom and judgment

Developing surgical skills/practice/skills trainers/labs

Studying

Research

Tools for Purchase

CV Preparation

Part IV. Clinical Duties

List management

Office Hours

Triaging clinical duties

Surviving night call/ED call/Weekend Call

Teaching residents and students

Interaction with nurses, OR and office staff

Interaction with other residents and attendings

How to deal with CurbsideConsults

Part V. Leadership/Ethics

Leadership

Professionalism

Delegation

Dealing with Bullying and micro and macroaggressions

Complications

The difficult patient

The difficult attending

How to be empathetic

Just another day in paradise.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Ratnasekera, Asanthi General Surgery Residency Survival Guide

ISBN:

9783031256172

OCLC:

1374426678