Robert D McIntosh, Adam B Moore, Yuxin Liu, Sergio Della Sala
Skill and self-knowledge: empirical refutation of the dual-burden account of the Dunning-Kruger effect
Royal Society open science
medical careers increase infertility risks pregnancy complications residents often postpone pregnancy contributing risks limited data exist regarding residents family planning concerns study aims evaluate fertility concerns family planning residency via survey residents attending physicians anonymous online surveys distributed residents n 1030 attending physicians n 1111 large urban singlecampus academic hospital center data analysis performed using chisquare analysis significance p 005 two hundred nine residents 111 attendings submitted responses respondents female 747 slightly onequarter respondents surgical specialty 266 residents compared attending physicians indicated higher concern infertility 574 versus 383 p 0006 residency 689 versus 519 p 0011 greater concern pregnancy complications 678 versus 380 p 0001 respondents felt pregnancy could negatively affect training 673 surgical respondents concerned negative effects colleagues 688 versus 511 p 0045 residents considered oocyte preservation 579 versus 203 p 0001 respondents surgical specialties concerns fertility residency 726 versus 579 p 0033 surgical fields trended consideration oocyte preservation 534 versus 397 p 0084 respondents reported need education oocyte preservation residency 945 residents increasing concerns fertility family planning related training addition institutional residency program support residents desire dedicated fertility family planning education oocyte preservation part curriculum