Surgical Personality Research Group

Characterizing the surgical personality

Our aim is to map the surgical personality on the basis of the big five model of personality, also known under its acronym OCEAN/CANOE:

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Publications

Dissecting the surgeon's personality: cross-cultural comparisons in Western Europe

2024, Colorectal Disease

Team

Principal Investigators

: Vincent Sier, MSc

: Roderick Schmitz, MD, PhD

: Abbey Schepers, MD, PhD

: Joost van der Vorst, MD, PhD

Dutch cardiothoracic surgery team

: Maurits Zegel, MD, MSc

International partners

UK (Plato Project)

: Carly Bisset (MD)

: Susan Moug (MD)

Jordan

: Shafiq Ramadan (MD)

: Mohammed Nawaiseh (MD)

Research Students

: Denise Tesselaar

: Reinier Wertenbroek, BSc

(Inter)National collaboration initiative

To get a comprehensive grasp of the personality of the surgical population, surgeons from all teaching regions in the Netherlands have been involved as collaborators in the SUPER group. Our goal is to minimally include 10% of all surgeons and surgical residents in a nationwide study in the near future.

We have completed our national study and are analysing its results. Moreover, we are conducting several international research projects. Haven’t you received a survey yet and/or do you want to initiate a collaboration? Please contact us via the form at the end of the page.