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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education Research
  • Surgical Training
  • Clinical Psychology

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  • Medical training may lead to decreased empathy.
  • Empathy is crucial for clinicians and patient outcomes.
  • Assessing empathy in orthopaedic surgery trainees is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess empathy levels in orthopaedic surgery trainees.
  • To identify factors associated with empathy in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Anonymous electronic survey distributed to 438 orthopaedic surgery residents (72% response rate).
  • Utilized the validated 8-Item Empathy Quotient (EQ-8) and Maslach Burnout Index measures.
  • Statistical analysis included ANOVA with Bonferroni correction and Tukey post-hoc tests (α = 0.05).

Main Results:

  • Mean EQ-8 score was 11.3 ± 3.3.
  • Women (12.2 ± 2.8) and trainees pursuing academic medicine (12.0 ± 2.9) showed significantly higher empathy.
  • Higher emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were inversely correlated with empathy (p < 0.01).

Conclusions:

  • No association found between postgraduate year and empathy.
  • Gender and career intention (academic medicine) are linked to higher empathy.
  • Burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization) negatively impacts trainee empathy.