Christian de Virgilio

Sep 4, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Jingjing Yu |Christian de Virgilio |Charles R. Drew |Helen E. Ovsepyan

Key PointsQuestion  What is the current mentorship experience for junior surgical faculty and what are the challenges to receiving effective mentorship? Findings  This qualitative study found that 18.3% of survey respondents had a formal mentor compared with 84.2% who had an informal mentor. Overall satisfaction with informal mentorship was higher than with formal mentorship, but research was the least helpful area for informal mentorship.

Aug 9, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Christian de Virgilio

In Reply We greatly appreciate the perspective of surgical trainees in the United Kingdom provided by Mantelakis and Horsfall. Our Viewpoint1 highlighted the fact that in modern medicine, the line between work and home is blurred, thus not allowing the surgeon the ability to refocus their thoughts toward rest and recuperation. We agree that the cause of burnout in surgery is multifaceted. The financial burden of medical school debt has an important negative influence on physician well-being.