Career preferences of doctors

Sci45: the development of a specialty choice inventory

“…2 years after leaving medical school), 20% made in the second SHO year and the remaining decisions made thereafter. These figures support the finding 12 that at 4 years post‐registration, 60% of male doctors and fewer than 50% of female doctors are working in the specialty they chose at registration. What is important here is that decisions are not necessarily being deferred, but may be being made and then changed.…”

“…In relation to the quality and quantity of advice and information available, the literature shows that, in the UK, this has been largely minimal in provision and inadequate and often misleading in content 12,13,14 . Some new services and approaches have been developed very recently, but most are too new to have been subject to evaluation.…”

The emerging dental workforce: why dentistry? A quantitative study of final year dental students' views on their professional career

“…[22-25] Dentistry has been particularly effective in attracting minority ethnic groups during the 1990's as demonstrated by Bedi and Gilthorpe; [22] and evidenced by UCAS admissions statistics. [24] As with medicine, [26-29] there are concerns that the feminisation of the profession will result in greater workforce challenges and this is reflected in recent workforce modelling exercises in England and Wales [30] and Scotland, [31] together with recommendations for systems reform to facilitate their contribution to the professional workforce. [32] Recent concerns over workforce shortages in certain parts of the country have led to formal recruitment exercises in England, both international and nationally.…”

Wie werden Berufsanfänger in der Chirurgie ausgewählt? Ergebnisse einer Umfrage unter deutschen Chefärzten*

“…Es verwundert deshalb nicht, daû sich die besonders begabten Medizinstudenten eher für eine Tätigkeit auûerhalb der Chirurgie entscheiden [1] und aus diesem Grund die Chirurgie Gefahr läuft, Auffangbecken für diejenigen zu werden, die entweder unrealistische Erwartungen an ihren zukünftigen Beruf stellen oder woanders nicht untergekommen sind. Hinzu kommt, daû die Chirurgie als Spezialdisziplin wegen der überdurchschnittlichen physischen und psychischen Belastung für viele unattraktiv ist.…”