Open AccessIs being a role model a straightjacket or a privilege?
Author(s) -
Julie Cornish
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bulletin of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1478-7075
pISSN - 1473-6357
DOI - 10.1308/rcsbull.2020.214
Subject(s) - privilege (computing) , opting out , emulation , psychology , medicine , medical education , social psychology , political science , law , economics , keynesian economics
What is a role model, how do you decide who they should be? If you are considered a role model, how do you talk to others about the choices you have made? With the decline in numbers of trainees opting for surgery as a career and an increasing numbers of female medical students in the UK, this article explores some of the issues around choosing role models and how we might present a career in surgery to students and trainees at all levels.Redefining emulation.