MedPage Today June 5, 2024
— Female and racial minority trainees reported more negative emotions, self doubt
Surgeons and surgical trainees almost universally experienced significant distress after adverse patient events, but female trainees and those with a minority racial or ethnic background disproportionately experienced negative emotions and self-doubt, a single-site, mixed-methods study found.
Of the trainees, 82.8% said they were involved in at least one recent adverse event. Most reported embarrassment (84.8%), rumination (82.1%) and fear of attempting future procedures (64.4%), while over a third (35.9%) considered quitting, Sara Ginzberg, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, and co-authors reported in JAMA Network Open.
Female or minority racial or ethnic background trainees consistently responded “yes” at higher rates than male or non-Hispanic...
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