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Interference with family life and a lack of&nbsp;<a href="https://proddocwire.wpengine.com/cardiology/underrepresentation-women-elderly/">diversity</a>&nbsp;were among some of the top perceptions trainees going into&nbsp;cardiology&nbsp;had about the field, according to new study results.&nbsp;&nbsp;Researchers, publishing in&nbsp;JAMA Cardiology,&nbsp;surveyed 4,850 trainees (55.7% men) and used&nbsp;multivariable&nbsp;models to find any associations between demographics and responses regarding prospective career choices. The surveys focused on professional development preferences and perceptions of cardiology as a profession, as well as the influences those perceptions had on the career choices of the trainees.&nbsp;&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
New data from <a href="https://twitter.com/ACCinTouch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ACCinTouch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pamelasdouglas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pamelasdouglas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LindaGillamMD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LindaGillamMD</a>: IM residents have strong negative perceptions of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cardiology?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cardiology</a> that conflict with professional needs and affect fellowship selection <a href="https://t.co/sMyRkJbyE7">https://t.co/sMyRkJbyE7</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ACCWI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ACCWI</a>
&mdash; JAMA Cardiology (@JAMACardio) <a href="https://twitter.com/JAMACardio/status/1031511169880731649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>According to the study results, development preferences included (in decreasing order of significance) stable hours,&nbsp;compatibility&nbsp;with family, female friendliness,&nbsp;availability&nbsp;of positive role models, financial benefits, and more. Trainee&nbsp;perceptions of the cardiology field (in decreasing order of significance) included adverse job conditions, a lack of work-life balance, a lack of diversity. The&nbsp;results&nbsp;also indicated that women, who valued work-family life balance more highly, were more likely to hold negative perceptions of cardiology than men or future cardiologists did.&nbsp;&ldquo;Alignment of cardiology culture with trainees&rsquo; preferences and perceptions may assist efforts to ensure the continued attractiveness of cardiology careers and increase the diversity of the cardiology workforce,&rdquo; the researchers wrote in the study.&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Internal med residents value stable hours and family friendliness but feel cardiology offers adverse work conditions and poor work life balance. This drives away talent&ndash; must be fixed!! <a href="https://t.co/Gkx2RdBXSU">https://t.co/Gkx2RdBXSU</a> Now in print <a href="https://twitter.com/ACCinTouch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ACCinTouch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MinnowWalsh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MinnowWalsh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JAMACardio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JAMACardio</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Drroxmehran?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Drroxmehran</a>
&mdash; Pamela S Douglas (@pamelasdouglas) <a href="https://twitter.com/pamelasdouglas/status/1030179154992541696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2018</a>
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Now you know how we feel in general surgery. Agree these perceptions need fixing <a href="https://twitter.com/WomenSurgeons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WomenSurgeons</a> <a href="https://t.co/UVuJfoX3be">https://t.co/UVuJfoX3be</a>
&mdash; Sareh Parangi,MD (@SarehParangiMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarehParangiMD/status/1030216414362324992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2018</a>
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Perceptions of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cardiology?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cardiology</a>. Great work by <a href="https://twitter.com/Pam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Pam</a> elasdouglas et al. &ldquo;Women &amp; future noncardiologists valued work-life balance more highly &amp; had more negative perceptions of cardiology than men or future cardiologists&rdquo;. Need changes if we want <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/women?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#women</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/accwic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#accwic</a> <a href="https://t.co/qtA7pwz7aQ">https://t.co/qtA7pwz7aQ</a>
&mdash; Dr. Martha Gulati &hearts;&#65039;&#129728;&#10084;&#65039;&zwj;&#129657;&#127464;&#127462; (@DrMarthaGulati) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrMarthaGulati/status/1001955553332129794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2018</a>
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This is a must read if you round with trainees re: trainee perceptions of cardiology <a href="https://twitter.com/dramitkhera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dramitkhera</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sandeepdasmd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sandeepdasmd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/melsulistio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@melsulistio</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDrazner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarkDrazner</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/josephahill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@josephahill</a> <a href="https://t.co/bb9nhl3zYc">https://t.co/bb9nhl3zYc</a>
&mdash; Jainy Savla (@JainySavlaMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/JainySavlaMD/status/1002006454897987584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><a href="https://twitter.com/ACCCVQuality/statuses/1003689101873344512">https://twitter.com/ACCCVQuality/statuses/1003689101873344512</a><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Proud to see this published in <a href="https://twitter.com/JAMACardio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JAMACardio</a> Thanks to @bonowr , Pat O'Gara and <a href="https://twitter.com/NMHheartdoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMHheartdoc</a> for editorial leadership on topic! We can do better! <a href="https://t.co/kcpANP5xqD">https://t.co/kcpANP5xqD</a>
&mdash; Robert Harrington (@HeartBobH) <a href="https://twitter.com/HeartBobH/status/1001933832759791616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Source: <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2682639?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social_jamacard&amp;utm_term=1731609039&amp;utm_content=followers-article_engagement-text&amp;utm_campaign=article_alert&amp;linkId=55766382">JAMA Cardiology</a>&nbsp;

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