Academic Journal
From Athlete to Surgeon: Examining Sports and Grit Among General Surgery Residents
| العنوان: | From Athlete to Surgeon: Examining Sports and Grit Among General Surgery Residents |
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| المؤلفون: | Foote, Darci C., Tubbs, Darrell, Donkersloot, John N., Rodoni, Bridger, Baker, Samantha J., Solano, Quintin, Matusko, Niki, Evans, Julie A., Gay, Steven, Newman, Erika, Sandhu, Gurjit |
| المصدر: | School of Medicine Faculty Publications |
| بيانات النشر: | LSU Health Digital Scholar |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Competitive sports, General surgery resident, Grit, Holistic review, Resident selection, Underrepresented in medicine, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms, Medical Education, Surgery |
| الوصف: | OBJECTIVE: The transition of Step 1 to pass/fail has generated concerns over selecting promising candidates. Holistic reviews integrate other proficiencies, including extracurriculars such as sports. Grit - defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals - has been positively associated with competitive activities and is predictive of academic success. The prevalence and impact of sports participation and its relationship to grit in the general surgery resident population has not been described and was investigated in this study. DESIGN: Surveys measuring sports participation and grit were distributed after the 2021 ABSITE. Grit was assessed through the short grit scale. Inferential statistics were performed. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: General surgery residents in all US training programs who completed the 2021 ABSITE. RESULTS: Of 5468 respondents (response rate 59.6%), 2,548 (46.7%) were female, 917 (17.4%) URiM, 2171 (39.8%) married, and 1,069 (19.6%) parents. About 4284 (83.8%) residents reported being involved in competitive sports. Grit was higher in residents with a competitive sports history (3.67 ± 0.58 versus 3.60 ± 0.61, p = 0.0022). Greater time commitment and being part of a team was positively correlated to grit (both p < 0.0001). Individuals that self-identified as underrepresented in medicine (URiM) had higher grit (3.71 ± 0.59 versus 3.65 ± 0.58 for non-URiM, p < 0.0001) as did female (p = 0.0016), married residents (p < 0.0001), and parents (p < 0.0001). Being an athlete was associated with significantly higher grit for nearly all demographic subgroups, including URiM (p = 0.0068), married (p = 0.0175), and parents (p = 0.0487). CONCLUSIONS: Higher grit was found in athletes and marginalized groups including females, URiM, and residents that were married or parents. Our data suggests that recruiting applicants of diverse backgrounds and experiences will result in a grittier cohort; a group potentially equipped to weather the arduous surgical residency training path. Recruiting ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | text |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| Relation: | https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/2913; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.07.009 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.07.009 |
| الاتاحة: | https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/2913 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.07.009 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.6F6296C6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.07.009 |
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