Experience as an Orthopaedic Patient as a Motivating Factor for Pursuing a Career in Orthopaedic Surgery
A large portion of current orthopaedic surgery applicants were motivated to pursue orthopaedic surgery by a personal experience with an orthopaedic injury or condition. This study revealed many novel findings related to current orthopaedic applicant motivations for pursuing orthopaedic surgery as a career.
Authors
- Clay B. Townsend (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7280-6025)
- David K. Galos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7343-450X)
- Melissa Soderquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3705-8439)
- Robert C. Hoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9000-5793)
- J. Milo Sewards
Institutions
- Temple University Hospital (US)
- Orion Corporation (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAAOS Global Research and Reviews
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00380
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00