1. What is your age?
2. What is your gender?
Female Male
3. Which post-graduate degrees do you possess? (may select multiple)
*
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Education (MEd)
Master of Clinical and Translational Science (MCTS) Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) Juris Doctor (JD)
Other (please specify)
4. Did you obtain any post-graduate degree(s) during residency? (please list all)
*
5. Did you obtain any post-graduate degree(s) during fellowship? (please list all)
*
6. Which type of general surgery residency did you complete?
*
University-based University-affiliated
Community Military
7. Did you take dedicated time for research as part of your residency?
*
None 1 year
2 years 3+ years
8. Which fellowship did you complete or are you participating in currently?
*
Surgical Critical Care (1-year program)
AAST Acute Care Surgery (2-year program including SCC)
Non-AAST 2 year fellowship (2-year program including SCC)
9. If you are currently in, or previously completed, a non-AAST 2 year fellowship, what is/was the focus of the non-critical care year? Select all that apply
Trauma
Emergency General Surgery Critical Care
Research Burn
Advanced degree Other (please specify)
10. What value (if any) do/did you perceive from the additional year of fellowship training beyond SCC (regardless of your personal fellowship path)?
*
11. If you were to repeat fellowship, which fellowship would you choose?
*
SCC
AAST Acute Care Surgery
Non-AAST 2-year fellowship None of the above
12. What year did you start fellowship?
*
13. What year did you complete or do you anticipate completing fellowship?
*
14. Did you have any geographic restrictions in your fellowship search? (please describe restrictions)
*
15. Which of the following clinical fields was your primary clinical interest at the time of your decision to pursue your chosen fellowship?
*
Surgical Critical Care Emergency General Surgery Trauma Surgery
Burn Care
None of the above or no preference
Other (please specify)
Not at all To a small degree Strong influence
I considered this a necessary part of my
career Complex problem-
solving/enjoyment of the diagnostic process Obtain skills to take care of any patient no matter how sick
Emotional and relational aspects of caring for families of critically ill and injured patients Ability to perform a wide range of procedures compared to other specialties (to be a
“broad-based general surgeon”)
More predictable schedule compared to other surgical career options or other perceived schedule- related benefits Separation from first-call responsibility when off service (when I am off, I am off)
Opportunity to consider varied practice models (ie, different mix of SCC, trauma, EGS)
Enjoyment of interdisciplinary and team-based patient care
16. How much did the following factors influence your career choice?
*
Enjoyment of resource allocation, triage and multi-tasking Prior work experience with ICU or trauma patients (or other comparable patient population) Desire to pursue a career involving scholarly activities (research, writing, education) in trauma/critical
care/acute care surgery
Not at all To a small degree Strong influence
I considered this a necessary part of my
career
17. Were there other factors that influenced your fellowship decision? (write in)
18. Are you currently in practice? (If yes, please continue to question 19, otherwise you may submit your survey at this time)
*
Yes No
19. In which state or U.S. territory are you currently practicing?
0-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100%
Critical care Trauma care Emergency general surgery
Elective practice Burn care
20. In your current position, how much of your clinical time is spent on the following areas?
21. Do you currently perform any elective vascular surgery?
Yes No
22. Do you currently perform any elective thoracic surgery?
Yes No
23. What percentage of your professional time is spent on scholarly activities (research, writing, teaching)?
24. What percentage of your time is contractually reserved for scholarly activities?
25. How many publications have you submitted for peer-review in the past 12 months?
0 1-2 3-5
>5
26. Describe your current practice setting:
Urban Rural Suburban Mixed
27. In which type of hospital setting do you work?
University University-affiliated Community Military
28. Trauma center level designation in your current position?
I II III
IV
Non-trauma center
29. How many nights of call do you currently take per month, on average?
0 1-2 3-4
5-6 7 or more
30. What proportion of your call nights do you take in house?
Always More than half Half
Fewer than half Never
31. On average, how many weeks of service per year do you work in your current position?
32. Do you have a contractual minimum RVU target influencing compensation?
Yes No
33. If yes, what is your annual RVU target?
Add comment if needed on your group composition
34. Including yourself, how many partners do you have in your current practice?
35. Do you feel supported in your current practice?
Yes No
36. If you do not feel supported, in what area(s) do you feel support to be inadequate?
Resources available to protect academic time Clinical support
Administrative support
Grant/statistical/database/scholarship support Mentorship
Other (please specify)
