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Vol. 102. Issue 8.
Pages 408-416 (August 2024)
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Vol. 102. Issue 8.
Pages 408-416 (August 2024)
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Delay in the residents’ choice for General and Digestive Surgery: Analysis of the period 2018–2022
La elección MIR de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo se ha retrasado: análisis del periodo 2018–2022
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Alberto G. Barranquero
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, Yolanda Maestre González, Núria Mestres Petit, Cristina Gas Ruiz, Laia Codina-Corrons, Eduardo Sisó Soler, Rafael Villalobos Mori, Jorge Juan Olsina Kissler
Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Cataluña, Spain
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Table 1. Number of places by speciality and variation with respect to 2018.
Table 2. Number of order by speciality.
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Abstract
Introduction

Every year hundreds of medical residents choose their specialization in various surgical fields. However, these numbers have been poorly analyzed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the selection of General and Digestive Surgery by medical residents and compare these results with the selection of other surgical specialties.

Methods

Cross-sectional observational study. The data from the selection of the medical residents from surgical specialties and the top 10 most demanded specialties between the years 2018 and 2022 were included. An analysis of adjusted ranking numbers based on the number of available positions was also conducted.

Results

The number of available positions in General and Digestive Surgery increased by 17.7% during the study period. However, the selection of our specialty has been delayed, with a median ranking number of 2419 (IQR: 1621–3284) in 2018, and 3484 (IQR: 2306–4156) in 2022 (p: .000). These differences remained significant after adjusting for the number of available positions (p: .000).

The choice of Urology, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Gastroenterology, and Paediatrics also declined during this period, while Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology, and Endocrinology improved their numbers.

Conclusion

The choice of General and Digestive Surgery has been delayed according to the data from the MIR selection of 2018–2022. The increase in the number of available positions has not been associated with a proportional increase in demand.

Keywords:
General surgery
Specialties, surgical
Internship and residency
Medical education
Career choice
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Introducción

Cada año cientos de residentes eligen plaza en alguna de las especialidades quirúrgicas. No obstante, estos números han sido poco analizados. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la elección de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo por parte de los Médicos Internos Residentes (MIR), comparando estos resultados con la elección de las otras especialidades.

Métodos

Estudio observacional transversal. Se incluyeron los datos de la elección de los Médicos Internos Residentes (MIR) de las especialidades quirúrgicas y de las 10 especialidades más demandadas entre los años 2018 y 2022. Se realizó también un análisis de los números de orden ajustados por las plazas ofertadas.

Resultados

Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo ha aumentado un 17,7 % el número de plazas ofertadas en el periodo estudiado. Su elección se ha retrasado durante el periodo 2018–2022, de una mediana de número de orden de 2419 (RIQ: 1621–3284) en 2018 a 3484 (RIQ: 2306–4156) en 2022 (p: 0,000). Estas diferencias se mantuvieron al realizar el ajuste por el número de plazas ofertadas (p: 0,000).

La elección de Urología, Cirugía Torácica, Cirugía Cardiovascular, Aparato Digestivo y Pediatría también decayó en este periodo, mientras que Cirugía Plástica, Dermatología, Oftalmología, Anestesiología y Endocrinología mejoraron sus números.

Conclusión

La elección de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo se ha retrasado atendiendo a los datos de la elección MIR de 2018–2022. El aumento en el número de plazas ofertadas no ha asociado un aumento proporcional de la demanda.

Palabras clave:
Cirugía general
Especialidades quirúrgicas
Residencia
Educación médica
Elección de carrera

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