What motivates people to teach, and why do they leave? Accountability, performativity and teacher retention.

An increased confidence that arises not only from a broadened knowledge base and increased skills but also from a sense of having been enabled to explore more deeply into their discipline, is the most frequently and highly valued outcome of participation. Graduates appreciated having additional protected time and demonstrated an ability to use it productively. A further significant outcome was the ability of the course to confront those habitual assumptions of doctors which inform their practice in a manner that was both challenging and supportive. Tendencies to professional isolation and burnout appear to have been reversed with a greater sense of connectedness to their discipline. Doctors seeking to diversify their general practice careers beyond the task of providing medical services have found the MSc an important route for change.

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I Alagesan K, McLeod GF. A system for storage of references. A method of storage and retrieval of references on a personal microcomputer. Anaesthesia 1985;40:1123-6.

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