Are there gender differences in the emotional intelligence of resident physicians?

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2014, Pages e33-e40

  McKinley, Sophia K ^a   Petrusa, Emil R ^a   Fiedeldey Van Dijk, Carina ^b   Mullen, John T ^a   Smink, Douglas S ^c   Scott Vernaglia, Shannon E ^a   Kent, Tara S ^d   Stephen Black Schaffer, W ^a   Phitayakorn, Roy ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EPsy Consultancy   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGME core competencies; emotional intelligence; gender differences; surgical education; surgical residency

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SELF CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TRAIT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE;

EID: 84915802052     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.05.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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