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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Specialties
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Grit (perseverance and passion for long-term goals) is a key personality trait.
  • Understanding factors influencing medical student career choices is crucial for specialty training programs.
  • Thoracic surgery is a demanding specialty with known challenges regarding trainee well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between Grit and interest in a cardiothoracic surgery career among medical students.
  • To determine if Grit levels differ between students interested in and uninterested in thoracic surgery.

Main Methods:

  • An online questionnaire assessed Grit using the Short-Grit scale and measured career interest in thoracic surgery.
  • The study included 192 first and second-year medical students at Dalhousie University.
  • Data were collected between 2019 and 2021.

Main Results:

  • Medical students reported high average Grit scores (M = 4.159).
  • A significant portion of students (41.2%) expressed interest in thoracic surgery.
  • Students interested in thoracic surgery demonstrated significantly higher Grit scores compared to those uninterested (p = 0.011).

Conclusions:

  • Higher Grit is associated with a greater likelihood of medical students being interested in a thoracic surgery career.
  • These findings may be valuable for thoracic surgery residency recruitment, particularly given high burnout rates in the field.
  • Grit could be a potential factor to consider when identifying candidates for demanding surgical specialties.