{"title":"What it takes to be a surgeon today","authors":"Celine Soriano MD., Terrah Paul Olson MD","doi":"10.1016/j.scrs.2025.101080","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A long career in surgery requires prioritizing surgeon well-being. Burnout is prevalent in surgery, and is tied to job dissatisfaction, mental illness, and adverse patient outcomes. Individual and institutional factors, such as protection of identity, boundary setting, supportive workplace culture and communities, and creative re-structuring of work models can alleviate burnout and optimize surgeon wellness. This can allow surgeons today to thrive in the profession and enjoy life outside of it.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55956,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery","volume":"36 1","pages":"Article 101080"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043148925000016","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A long career in surgery requires prioritizing surgeon well-being. Burnout is prevalent in surgery, and is tied to job dissatisfaction, mental illness, and adverse patient outcomes. Individual and institutional factors, such as protection of identity, boundary setting, supportive workplace culture and communities, and creative re-structuring of work models can alleviate burnout and optimize surgeon wellness. This can allow surgeons today to thrive in the profession and enjoy life outside of it.
期刊介绍:
Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery offers a comprehensive and coordinated review of a single, timely topic related to the diagnosis and treatment of proctologic diseases. Each issue is an organized compendium of practical information that serves as a lasting reference for colorectal surgeons, general surgeons, surgeons in training and their colleagues in medicine with an interest in colorectal disorders.