General surgery residency survival guide / Asanthi Ratnasekera, Marc Neff, Kahyun Yoon-Flannery, Alec Beekley, editors.
Ratnasekera, Asanthi.; Neff, Marc.; Yoon-Flannery, Kahyun.; Beekley, Alec.
2023
RD27.5
Available Online

Linked e-resources

Linked Resource Online Access
Concurrent users Unlimited
Authorized users Authorized users
Document Delivery Supplied Can lend chapters, not whole ebooks

Details

Title General surgery residency survival guide / Asanthi Ratnasekera, Marc Neff, Kahyun Yoon-Flannery, Alec Beekley, editors.
ISBN 9783031256172 (electronic bk.)
3031256174 (electronic bk.)
3031256166
9783031256165
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25617-2
Publication Details Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (189 p.)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-031-25617-2 doi
Call Number RD27.5
Dewey Decimal Classification 617.0232
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.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 11, 2023).
Added Author Ratnasekera, Asanthi.
Neff, Marc.
Yoon-Flannery, Kahyun.
Beekley, Alec.
Available in Other Form General Surgery Residency Survival Guide
Linked Resources Online Access
Record Appears in Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources
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 Curbside Consults
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.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export