Young surgeons on speaking up: when and how surgical trainees voice concerns about supervisors' clinical decisions.

Malini D Sur; Nancy Schindler; Puneet Singh; Peter Angelos; Alexander Langerman

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Young surgeons on speaking up: when and how surgical trainees voice concerns about supervisors' clinical decisions.

February 10, 2016

Sur MD, Schindler N, Singh P, et al. Am J Surg. 2016;211(2):437-44.

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Surgical residents are often hesitant to speak up when they have concerns about decisions made by their supervisors. This study included semistructured interviews with 18 surgical residents, providing qualitative analyses of how they approach these situations.

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