A comparative cross-sectional study of personality traits in internists and surgeons

Publication

A comparative cross-sectional study of personality traits in internists and surgeons

Journal Paper/Review - Apr 28, 2010

Warschkow Rene, Steffen Thomas, Spillmann Martin, Kolb Walter, Lange Jochen, Tarantino Ignazio

Citation

Warschkow R, Steffen T, Spillmann M, Kolb W, Lange J, Tarantino I. A comparative cross-sectional study of personality traits in internists and surgeons. Surgery 2010; 148:901-7.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Surgery 2010; 148

Publication Date

Apr 28, 2010

Issn Electronic

1532-7361

Pages

901-7

Brief description/objective

A stereotype of surgeons' personality persists in the general public and among health-care professionals. Only a few studies have attempted to describe this "surgical personality" in detail. The aim of this study was to investigate the personality traits of surgeons compared with internists and to prove the existence of a stereotype among health-care professionals concerning surgeons.