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About the Guide

The only publication of its kind, CAREER INSIGHTS SURGERY is a career planning guide published exclusively for general surgery, trauma surgery, pediatric surgery and vascualar surgery residents.

A compendium of information that is highly relevant to job-seeking residents, CAREER INSIGHTS SURGERY features profiles of employers, information about current vacancies, and career-planning advice and articles. CAREER INSIGHTS SURGERY is provided entirely free-of-charge to all residents.

Signal your organization’s support for, and interest in surgical residents by listing your vacancy in the only publication that exclusively addresses *new* surgeons as a discrete audience. Build brand among current surgical residents, now and for the future.

Past Issues

Volume 1, Issue 1

Distribution Information

CAREER INSIGHTS SURGERY is distributed to job-seeking general surgery, trauma surgery, pediatric surgery and vascular surgery residents and fellows. The Guide is sent via direct mail to all final year surgery residents, and to all final year surgery fellows based on advertiser need. The Guide is provided to residents and fellows on a complimentary basis, and is mailed according to address information from the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile. Complimentary copies of the Guide are also distributed at CareerMD Career Fairs and Receptions nationwide.

Additional Benefits for Featured Employers

Advertisers who spend $350 or more in CAREER INSIGHTS SURGERY enjoy these additional benefits:
  • Cover Exposure: Every advertiser in the guide is listed on the publication's front cover.
  • Bonus Distribution: In addition to the complimentary copies distributed at training programs nationwide, CAREER INSIGHTS SURGERY is distributed at CareerMD Career Fairs and Receptions year-round.
  • Candidate Database Access: Advertise in CAREER INSIGHTS SURGERY and take advantage of complimentary quarterly access to the CareerMD Candidate Database for job-seeking surgery residents and fellows.
  • Follow-Up List: You will receive a complete list of the names and mailing addresses of surgery residents and fellows who have indicated special interest in CAREER INSIGHTS SURGERY.

Representative Advertisers

Hundreds of hospitals, healthcare systems, clinics and practice groups have advertised in recent CAREER INSIGHTS guides. A representative list of advertisers can be found here.

Rates & Specs

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Demographic Attributes of General Surgery Residents1

The large majority (70.3%) of general surgery residents were male in 2006. Female surgeons accounted for about 30% of residents.
Gender Number % of General Surgery Residents
Male 5,376 70.3%
Female 2,275 29.7%

Age Group Distribution2

Currently, 65.3% of all surgeons are between the ages of 45 and 64. Another 21.1% are under the age of 35 and 13.5% are 65 years or older. The full distribution breakdown appears below:

Salary3

According to a 2007 report, the average base salary offer for a general surgeon in 2006-7 was $301,000. This represents about an 11% increase from 2005-6, when the average base salary offer was $272,000. The full breakdown is below:
References:
  1. State-level data for accredited graduate medial education programs in the US: Aggregate statistics on all resident physicians actively enrolled in graduate medical education during 2006-2007. American Medical Association. 2007.
  2. Smart, D.R.; Sellers, J. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US. American Medical Association; 2008
  3. Summary report: 2007 Review of physician and CRNA recruiting incentives. Merritt Hawkins & Associates. Available at: http://merritthawkins.com/pdf/2007_Review_of_Physician_and_CRNA_Recruiting_Incentives.pdf