Introduction Working conditions are changing rapidly in medicine. We analyzed the actual work situation and future plans in the next 5 years and in the long term. Materials and Methods A survey among the members of the German Society of Pediatric Surgery was performed asking how and where physicians work now and how and where they want to work in the future. Results Five hundred twelve questionnaires were sent out, and 195 colleagues answered the questionnaire (99 women, 94 men, and 2 of unknown gender). Among them, 27% were trainees, 16% were fully trained pediatric surgeons, 6% were senior physicians, and 50% were consultants, while 66% worked full time, 25% worked part time, and 8% did not work in pediatric surgery. In the future, 49% of consultants and 24% of the trainees wanted to work part time. Among the 73 participants who wanted to become a department head, 33% of them also wanted to work part time. Conclusion Pediatric surgery is changing toward a discipline with many female doctors and people working part time. Leaders in pediatric surgery should be aware of this development to adapt their working conditions to reality.

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儿科手术的未来——女性和兼职？

引言 医学界的工作条件正在迅速变化。我们分析了未来5年和长期的实际工作情况和未来计划。材料和方法 对德国小儿外科学会成员进行了一项调查，询问医生现在如何工作和在哪里工作，以及他们将来想如何工作和在哪里工作。结果共发放问卷512份，195名同事回答问卷（女性99人，男性94人，性别不明2人）。其中，27%为实习生，16%为受过全面培训的小儿外科医生，6%为高级医师，50%为顾问，同时66%为全职工作，25%为兼职工作，8%未从事小儿外科工作. 未来，49% 的顾问和 24% 的学员希望兼职工作。在 73 名想成为部门负责人的参与者中，33% 的人还想兼职工作。结论 小儿外科正在向一门多女医生和兼职工作的学科转变。儿科手术的领导者应该意识到这一发展，以使他们的工作条件适应现实。