Parenting in Surgery: A Structured Initiative to Support Surgeons Navigating Pregnancy and Early Parenthood During Training
This study highlights persistent gaps in institutional support for surgical trainees becoming parents. The Parenting in Surgery initiative provides structured protocols and resources, however additional efforts are needed to effectively increase awareness. Ongoing evaluation is critical for ensuring these initiatives adequately support trainees and foster long-term satisfaction.
Authors
- Kelsey Ogomori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3824-7642)
- Madhulika G. Varma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1679-926X)
- Alexis Colley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8298-2092)
- Lucy Z. Kornblith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-9691)
- Julie Ann Sosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3356-7316)
- Ava Yap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-2845)
- Karen Trang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4445-9334)
- Alyssa Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8424-8497)
- Lan Vu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8944-4841)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of surgical education
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103793
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00