Survey of Anesthesiology Residents' Perceptions of Critical Care Medicine as a Career

NCT05566067 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 67638
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study's goal is to investigate the reasons behind the decline in interest in critical care fellowships among anesthesia residents.

Conditions

Anesthesia

Keywords

critical care medicine; fellowship; anesthesiology residency; perception; anesthesia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Decline in applying to CCM fellowships

  Examining the declining applying to CCM fellowship whether due to intrinsic factors (i.e., nature of CCM practice) vs extrinsic factors (i.e., job market and relative competing compensation)

  3 months

Study Arms (1)

Anesthesiology residents

We plan to distribute a survey to the Stanford anesthesiology residents to investigate the factors that influence residents' decision to pursue a career as a critical care physician.

Other: Survey

Interventions

Survey OTHER

There will be no interventions for study participants. Participants will be asked to complete a survey.

Anesthesiology residents

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Anesthesiology residents at Stanford

You may qualify if:

• Anesthesiology residents at Stanford

You may not qualify if:

• Non-anesthesiology residents at Stanford

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Hanson CW 3rd, Durbin CG Jr, Maccioli GA, Deutschman CS, Sladen RN, Pronovost PJ, Gattinoni L. The anesthesiologist in critical care medicine: past, present, and future. Anesthesiology. 2001 Sep;95(3):781-8. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200109000-00034. No abstract available.

  PMID: 11575554 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Ban CH Tsui, MD

  Stanford University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Ban CH Tsui, MD

CONTACT

(650) 200-9107; bantsui@stanford.edu

Ksenia Kasimova, MD

CONTACT

(650) 788-9458; kasimova@stanford.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor-Med Ctr Line

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2022
• First Posted: October 4, 2022
• Study Start: November 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Last Updated: May 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)