Invitation - Survey Research on Medical Residents

[DrAsh]

Dear Medical Residents:

 

You have an opportunity to be part of original medical research to determine the vocational typology among medical resident sub specialties and also the effectiveness of leadership style of medical residents. Your participation will be valued, appreciated and will contribute to further research in effective leadership & vocational typology & job satisfaction in the medical field.

 

The survey is entirely voluntary and each survey should take no more than 15- 30 mins to complete. Please be assured that the responses will be treated as anonymous and confidential. To maintain the integrity of the data process please do not put your name on the survey on your completed survey only add what medical speciality you have chosen or are in.

 

The benefits to you as a medical resident are that you will become aware of your vocational typology via the Holland Code Self Directed Survey (SDS) Instrument. In addition, if you choose to be part of the 2nd survey on Leadership, by completing the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) you will know your leadership style.

 

The two research abstracts are provided below.

 

Paper 1 - Validation of Holland’s Vocational Typology Assessment among medical residents

By Ashley Pereira, Ph.D (Capella University) and Michael Pereira (U of Manitoba B.Sc. in progress)

 

Draft Abstract(Summary):

Those who have counseled students as to career choices have done so with vocational interest inventories, which were developed almost 30 years ago by Dr. John Holland. These inventories when looked collectively, helped define a vocational personality for a given field and if the “match” or “fit” was right, a term called “congruence”, the premise was that the practitioner would be satisfied and the environment would be a ‘positive’ experience for that individual and would automatically result in a longer tenure in one’s current occupation. One of the instruments used is the Self Directed Search(SDS) and is based on the Holland Model, which constructs the environment and vocational personality into six types: 1) Realistic®, 2) Investigative(I), 3) Artistic(A), 4) Social(S), 5) Enterprising(E), and 6) Conventional©.

 

Similar personality types would seek similar vocational environments e.g. an Artist would seek an Artistic environment. Holland Occupational codes are over 14000 and the dominant 3-letter code based on his theory for medical residency practitioners is IRS (Investigative, Realistic and Social) broken out as follows: Anatomical Pathology – IRE, Anesthesiology – IRS, Cardiac Surgery – ISE, Community Medicine – ISE, Dermatology – ISR, Diagnostic Radiology – IRS, Emergency Medicine – not available/documented, Family Medicine – IRE, Family Medicine MOTP - not available/documented, General Pathology- IRE, General Surgery – IRA, Internal Medicine - not available/documented; Laboratory Medicine – not available/documented, Medical Biochemistry – IRS, Medical Genetics – IRS, Medical Microbiology – IRA, Neurology – IRS, Neurology – Pediatric – IRS, Neuropathology – IRS, Neurosurgery – IRS, Nuclear Medicine – RIS, Obstetrics & Gynecology – IRS, Ophthalmology – ISR, Orthopedic Surgery – IRA, Otolaryngology – IRS, Pediatrics – ISE, Physical Med and Rehab – ISC, Plastic Surgery – IRA, Psychiatry – ISA, Radiation Oncology - not available/documented, Urology - not available/documented.

 

This paper will seek to update the sub-medical resident specialties as determined previously by Holland with a tie to job satisfaction via the short Mohrman-Cooke-Mohrman Job Satisfaction Survey based on Herzberg’s theory. Two of several research questions can be obtained: 1. Is there a dominant descriptive Holland vocational personality typology among the medical residency specialties in this focused group and is it in line with the theory. 2. What is the level of satisfaction among these professionals in their chosen specialty and is it independent of the vocational typology.

 

Paper 2 - Leadership qualities among medical residents

By Ashley Pereira, Ph.D (Capella University) and Michael Pereira (U of Manitoba B.Sc. in progress)

 

Draft Abstract(Summary):

Leadership is important in any profession especially in the challenging medical profession. Medical residents work long hours and patient care is challenging especially as much of the work is performed in a traumatic environment. Longitudinal leadership research study findings(Janis, R. 2004, Bass, B. M. et al 1985) using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) which assesses respondents leadership behaviors and provides a stratification in terms of Transformational, Transactional and Laissez-faire Leadership styles show positive correlation of the transformational leadership style to the dependent variables such as effectiveness, satisfaction, lower turnover and extra effort by the teams these leaders lead or work with. A focused survey among various medical residents is sought.

 

Benefits include expanding Bass’s theory (1985) of transformational leadership by its application to the medical resident setting at the same time providing the respondents an insight into their leadership style attributes by their self assessment of idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individual consideration, contingent reward, management by exception, Laissez-faire Leadership, Extra Effort, Effectiveness and Satisfaction. The medical journey is not a sprint, it is a marathon and knowing one’s style and how effective it can be will help them assess their broader fit in a hospital/medical/research team leadership setting. Two of several several research questions can be obtained, 1) Is there a dominant leadership style among medical residents, 2) Is there a releationship between the leadership styles(Transformational, Transactional and Liassez-faire) with respect to outcomes(extra effort, effectiveness and Satisfaction)of leadership among medical residents

 

Please IM me for the survey instruments and thank you for being part of this important research which we hope to publish in leading journals.

 

The survey period is set for Jun15th 2010 - July 15th 2010

 

regards

 

 

Dr. Ashley Pereira and Mr. Michael Pereira

[Mourning Cloak]

Dear Medical Residents:

 

You have an opportunity to be part of original medical research to determine the vocational typology among medical resident sub specialties and also the effectiveness of leadership style of medical residents. Your participation will be valued, appreciated and will contribute to further research in effective leadership & vocational typology & job satisfaction in the medical field.

 

The survey is entirely voluntary and each survey should take no more than 15- 30 mins to complete. Please be assured that the responses will be treated as anonymous and confidential. To maintain the integrity of the data process please do not put your name on the survey on your completed survey only add what medical speciality you have chosen or are in.

 

The benefits to you as a medical resident are that you will become aware of your vocational typology via the Holland Code Self Directed Survey (SDS) Instrument. In addition, if you choose to be part of the 2nd survey on Leadership, by completing the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) you will know your leadership style.

 

The two research abstracts are provided below.

 

Paper 1 - Validation of Holland’s Vocational Typology Assessment among medical residents

By Ashley Pereira, Ph.D (Capella University) and Michael Pereira (U of Manitoba B.Sc. in progress)

 

Draft Abstract(Summary):

Those who have counseled students as to career choices have done so with vocational interest inventories, which were developed almost 30 years ago by Dr. John Holland. These inventories when looked collectively, helped define a vocational personality for a given field and if the “match” or “fit” was right, a term called “congruence”, the premise was that the practitioner would be satisfied and the environment would be a ‘positive’ experience for that individual and would automatically result in a longer tenure in one’s current occupation. One of the instruments used is the Self Directed Search(SDS) and is based on the Holland Model, which constructs the environment and vocational personality into six types: 1) Realistic®, 2) Investigative(I), 3) Artistic(A), 4) Social(S), 5) Enterprising(E), and 6) Conventional©.

 

Similar personality types would seek similar vocational environments e.g. an Artist would seek an Artistic environment. Holland Occupational codes are over 14000 and the dominant 3-letter code based on his theory for medical residency practitioners is IRS (Investigative, Realistic and Social) broken out as follows: Anatomical Pathology – IRE, Anesthesiology – IRS, Cardiac Surgery – ISE, Community Medicine – ISE, Dermatology – ISR, Diagnostic Radiology – IRS, Emergency Medicine – not available/documented, Family Medicine – IRE, Family Medicine MOTP - not available/documented, General Pathology- IRE, General Surgery – IRA, Internal Medicine - not available/documented; Laboratory Medicine – not available/documented, Medical Biochemistry – IRS, Medical Genetics – IRS, Medical Microbiology – IRA, Neurology – IRS, Neurology – Pediatric – IRS, Neuropathology – IRS, Neurosurgery – IRS, Nuclear Medicine – RIS, Obstetrics & Gynecology – IRS, Ophthalmology – ISR, Orthopedic Surgery – IRA, Otolaryngology – IRS, Pediatrics – ISE, Physical Med and Rehab – ISC, Plastic Surgery – IRA, Psychiatry – ISA, Radiation Oncology - not available/documented, Urology - not available/documented.

 

This paper will seek to update the sub-medical resident specialties as determined previously by Holland with a tie to job satisfaction via the short Mohrman-Cooke-Mohrman Job Satisfaction Survey based on Herzberg’s theory. Two of several research questions can be obtained: 1. Is there a dominant descriptive Holland vocational personality typology among the medical residency specialties in this focused group and is it in line with the theory. 2. What is the level of satisfaction among these professionals in their chosen specialty and is it independent of the vocational typology.

 

Paper 2 - Leadership qualities among medical residents

By Ashley Pereira, Ph.D (Capella University) and Michael Pereira (U of Manitoba B.Sc. in progress)

 

Draft Abstract(Summary):

Leadership is important in any profession especially in the challenging medical profession. Medical residents work long hours and patient care is challenging especially as much of the work is performed in a traumatic environment. Longitudinal leadership research study findings(Janis, R. 2004, Bass, B. M. et al 1985) using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) which assesses respondents leadership behaviors and provides a stratification in terms of Transformational, Transactional and Laissez-faire Leadership styles show positive correlation of the transformational leadership style to the dependent variables such as effectiveness, satisfaction, lower turnover and extra effort by the teams these leaders lead or work with. A focused survey among various medical residents is sought.

 

Benefits include expanding Bass’s theory (1985) of transformational leadership by its application to the medical resident setting at the same time providing the respondents an insight into their leadership style attributes by their self assessment of idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individual consideration, contingent reward, management by exception, Laissez-faire Leadership, Extra Effort, Effectiveness and Satisfaction. The medical journey is not a sprint, it is a marathon and knowing one’s style and how effective it can be will help them assess their broader fit in a hospital/medical/research team leadership setting. Two of several several research questions can be obtained, 1) Is there a dominant leadership style among medical residents, 2) Is there a releationship between the leadership styles(Transformational, Transactional and Liassez-faire) with respect to outcomes(extra effort, effectiveness and Satisfaction)of leadership among medical residents

 

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The survey period is set for Jun15th 2010 - July 15th 2010

 

regards

 

 

Dr. Ashley Pereira and Mr. Michael Pereira

 

Does this seem weirdly incestuous to anyone else?

[DrAsh]

Alias(Mourning Cloak)

 

If you are interested in helping, if, you qualify in the medical resident sample poupulation then great, Otherwise please go away.

 

ashley