Spirituality and Surgical Education: Beliefs and Practices Among General Surgery Program Directors

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Surgical Education Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI:10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103600

Phillip J. Hsu MD, PhD , Margaret Tarpley MLS , Grace J. Kim MD

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Abstract

Objective

Characterize the perception of religious beliefs and spirituality among program directors in general surgery training.

Design

Anonymous, voluntary, self-administered 33-question web-based survey examining general surgery program director demographics and perceptions of religious beliefs and spirituality in general surgery residency training.

Participants

All US general surgery program directors were invited to participate through direct email or through email to their program administrators.

Results

Program directors report diversity in religious affiliation, matching the religious heterogeneity of the US population. Most program directors (59.2%) meditate or pray privately. Many (53.7%) believe that prayer can alter the course of a disease for some patients, and 59.3% have prayed with patients over the past year. PDs unanimously consider it important for residents to learn to account for the spiritual needs of their patients. PDs unanimously believe that prayer and meditation are important to patients.

Conclusions

Program directors value spirituality in general surgery residency training. Accounting for spirituality among patients and within surgical education is important. Intentional efforts to account for spiritual needs in general surgery residency training should be made.

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灵性与外科教育：普通外科项目主任的信仰与实践

目的探讨普外科项目主任对宗教信仰和灵性的认知。设计匿名，自愿，自我管理的33个问题的网络调查，调查普外科项目主任人口统计和对普外科住院医师培训中的宗教信仰和灵性的看法。所有美国普外科项目主任都被邀请通过直接电子邮件或通过电子邮件发送给他们的项目管理员参加。结果项目主任报告宗教信仰的多样性，与美国人口的宗教多样性相匹配。大多数项目主管（59.2%）私下冥想或祈祷。许多人（53.7%）相信祈祷可以改变一些病人的病情，59.3%的人在过去一年中曾与病人一起祈祷。医生们一致认为住院医生学会考虑病人的精神需求是很重要的。医生们一致认为祈祷和冥想对病人很重要。结论项目主任在普外科住院医师培训中重视灵性。在病人和外科教育中考虑灵性是很重要的。在普外科住院医师培训中，应该有意识地考虑精神需求。

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来源期刊

Journal of Surgical Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-SURGERY

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

10.30%

发文量

261

审稿时长

48 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Surgical Education (JSE) is dedicated to advancing the field of surgical education through original research. The journal publishes research articles in all surgical disciplines on topics relative to the education of surgical students, residents, and fellows, as well as practicing surgeons. Our readers look to JSE for timely, innovative research findings from the international surgical education community. As the official journal of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), JSE publishes the proceedings of the annual APDS meeting held during Surgery Education Week.