Professionalism Perceptions: A Comparison of Anesthesiology Trainees and Attendings
Authors' conclusion
Perceptions of unprofessional behavior among anesthesiology professionals vary significantly by role and institution.
Study context
- Population
- Anesthesiology trainees and attendings at five residency programs, February to March 202435.9% response rate
- Participants
- 369 participants
- Exposure
- Trainees vs attendings
- Traineesn = 153
- Attendingsn = 216reference
- Outcome
- Ratings of degree of unprofessionalism on 19 workplace vignettes (7-point Likert scale), by role, adjusted for gender, race, underrepresented status and institution
Methodological detailsmultisite survey
- Multisite survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Role differences in unprofessionalism ratings (adjusted)
Odds ratio
0.26 to 0.50
9 scenarios rated more unprofessional by attendings
Odds ratio
2.01
1 scenario rated more unprofessional by trainees
- Trainees and attendings differed significantly in ratings of 10 vignettes
- P < 0.0001 to 0.033
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Consistency of ratings across vignettes
- Vignettes consistently rated unprofessional (more than 80% unprofessional ratings)
- 6
- Vignettes with higher variability (less than 50% unprofessional ratings)
- 4
Institutional differences
- Significant institutional differences in five vignettes (ORs less than 0.14 or greater than 3.7)
- P < 0.0001 to 0.027
Age
- Age influenced ratings of five vignettes (ORs, 0.75, 1.68, 1.63, 1.35, and 1.31)
- P < 0.0001 to 0.027
Gender, race, underrepresented status
- No significant differences
Original publication
Professionalism Perceptions: A Comparison of Anesthesiology Trainees and Attendings. Anesthesiology. Published 5 February 2026. doi:10.
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