To leave or not to leave: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) panel discussion on personal, parental, and family leave.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2023
Abstract
Navigating planned and emergent leave during medical practice is very confusing to most physicians. This is especially challenging to the trauma and acute care surgeon, whose practice is unique due to overnight in-hospital call, alternating coverage of different services, and trauma center's staffing challenges. This is further compounded by a surgical culture that promotes the image of a 'tough' surgeon and forgoing one's personal needs on behalf of patients and colleagues. Frequently, surgeons find themselves having to make a choice at the crossroads of personal and family needs with work obligations:
Volume
8
Issue
1
First Page
001104
Last Page
001104
ISSN
2397-5776
Published In/Presented At
Kheirbek, T., Hashmi, D. L., Bankhead, B. K., Holena, D. N., Winfield, R. D., Zarzaur, B. L., Hartwell, J., Stassen, N. A., & Foster, S. M. (2023). To leave or not to leave: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) panel discussion on personal, parental, and family leave. Trauma surgery & acute care open, 8(1), e001104. https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2023-001104
PubMedID
38020861
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article