High grit scores associated with scholarly productivity in orthopedic residents

DALLAS — Presented results showed high grit scores were associated with mental toughness, scholarly productivity and academic involvement in orthopedic surgery residents.
“Grit is a trait-level perseverance, hardiness and mental toughness. It’s associated with multiple nonacademic performance metrics. These include the likelihood of completing school in 4 vs. 5 years, clinical performance, residency match rates and decreased burnout rates,” Griffith G. Gosnell, MS, said in his presentation at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. “There are few ways to

DALLAS — Presented results showed high grit scores were associated with mental toughness, scholarly productivity and academic involvement in orthopedic surgery residents.
“Grit is a trait-level perseverance, hardiness and mental toughness. It’s associated with multiple nonacademic performance metrics. These include the likelihood of completing school in 4 vs. 5 years, clinical performance, residency match rates and decreased burnout rates,” Griffith G. Gosnell, MS, said in his presentation at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. “There are few ways to