title: Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident Satisfaction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This is the first survey to assess and quantify the level of satisfaction among the integrated vascular surgery residents.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous 13-question survey was electronically distributed to 225 members of the Society of Vascular Surgery Resident listserv. The questions were a combination of multiple choice, free response, and 5-point Leichhardt scale. Satisfaction was defined as a score of 3 or higher on a 5-point scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-nine of 225 responded to the survey with fairly equal distribution across the postgraduate years. Trainees reported high rates of satisfaction, >90%, with regards to faculty, educational curriculum, case selection, their peers and interactions with the general surgery residents and faculty. Among nonvascular rotations, critical care, acute care services and/or trauma and cardiothoracic were most frequently rated as satisfactory (100%, 95%, and 92%, respectively). Minimally invasive and bariatric were rated as least satisfactory at 47% and 44%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall vascular residents are satisfied with various aspects of their respective programs. Critical care, acute care services and/or trauma, and cardiothoracic were most universally deemed beneficial to overall education, whereas other rotations have more diverse responses, suggesting very program-specific distinctions between the services.
authors: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. Electronic address: kdansey@health.usf.edu.
authors: Kirsten
authors: K
authors: Dansey
authors: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
authors: Mathew
authors: M
authors: Wooster
authors: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
authors: Murray
authors: M
authors: Shames
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*