Cited 1 times since 2022 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland, Volume 21, Issue 1, 28 4 2022, Pages 1-7 Exploring the surgical personality. Sier VQ, Schmitz RF, Schepers A, van der Vorst JR
Surgery is a demanding field, requiring determination and emotional stability. This review explores the surgical personality, addressing international personality differences between surgical and non-surgical specialties. Across the globe, surgically-interested individuals (i.e., medical students, residents, surgeons) generally scored higher on conscientiousness, open mindedness, and extraversion, and lower on neuroticism compared to non-surgically-interested contemporaries. Extraversion was inversely correlated to burnout in surgical residents and open mindedness to reduced competence in giving feedback. Although additional region- and/or country-specific research is warranted, being or becoming a surgeon appears to correlate to personality traits such as high conscientiousness and low neuroticism.
