Determinants of career choices among women and men medical students and interns

Redman, Sally; Saltman, Deborah C; Straton, Judith; Young, Barbara; Paul, Celia

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.1994.tb02546.x

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“…Firstly, women are more influenced by factors related to family responsibilities than men: marriage and child-rearing are associated with reduced working hours, while for men the effects of marriage and children are quite the opposite. This effect has been found both for professionals and nonprofessionals [10,12,[14][15][16]. In addition, the number of children and the presence of children aged under five were negatively related to women's working hours, both in the USA and The Netherlands [17,18].…”

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Why are some medical specialists working part-time, while others work full-time?

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Although medical specialists primarily work full-time, part-time work is on the increase, a trend that can be found worldwide. This article seeks to answer the question why some medical specialists work part-time, while others do not although they are willing to work part-time. Two approaches are used. First, we studied reported reasons and as a second approach we used a theoretical model, based on goal-directed behavior and restrictions. A questionnaire was sent to all internists (N = 817), surgeons (N = 693) and radiologists (N = 621) working in general hospitals in The Netherlands. Questions were asked about personal traits, characteristics of the work situation, and motives for working full-time or part-time. Frequencies were reported for the reasons given, and multilevel analysis was used to test the theoretical model. The results show that the reported reasons for working part-time and being willing to work part-time are the same: the importance of family and leisure pursuits. The second approach showed that medical specialists working part-time tend to be female, older, and have children below the age of five. Surgeons are least likely to work part-time. A willingness to work part-time is purely individual and not related to any of the explanatory variables. We conclude that working part-time is related to both professional and personal circumstances. Policy should be aimed at removing the organizational difficulties that obstruct the realization of part-time work. Alternatively, perhaps there should be a change in working hours for all medical specialists. As the majority of all full-time working medical specialists are willing to work part-time, this might indicate that most medical specialists actually prefer "normal" working hours.

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“…In those preferences work and home domain aspects are weighted. Recently, for men, home domain aspirations have been increasing (Redman et al, 1994), whereas for women the work domain is becoming a more dominant aspect in life. Several research projects reveal that specialists working in a hospital setting have many problems in achieving home domain aspirations, although di erences are mentioned between specialties (Redman et al, 1994;Heiligers et al, 1997;Keizer, 1997).…”

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“…Since 1992 50 to 60% of all medical students in the Netherlands have been female and the same development is found in other countries. In the UK women made up about 50% of the intake to medical school early in the 1990s (Uhlenberg and Cooney, 1990;Redman et al, 1994) in Australia 35% to 50% of medical graduates were women in the decade before 1990 (Uhlenberg and Cooney, 1990) and in the USA the proportion of female students has been over 30% (Wakeford and Warren, 1989). However, among working medical specialists women are still a minority in the Netherlands.…”

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“…With large numbers of women entering and leaving the workforce at di erent ages, new patterns are emerging (Dalton, 1989). The most important reason for this more integrated perspective is based on women's wish to balance work and family responsibilities (Ferrier et al, 1989;Wakeford and Warren, 1989;Noordenbos and Winants, 1994;Redman et al, 1994;Royal College of Physicians, 1994). One of the dominant topics is their requests for part-time arrangements or reduced work loads.…”

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Career preferences and the work–family balance in medicine: gender differences among medical specialists

Heiligers

Hingstman²

2000

Social Science & Medicine

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In this article career preferences of medical specialists in the Netherlands are analysed, based on a survey among the members of medical associations of ®ve specialties. Four di erent career preferences were o ered, each of which implied a possible variation in working hours. A questionnaire was sent to a random selected group of working specialists in general practice, internal medicine, anaesthesiology, ophthalmology and psychiatry. Logistic regressions were used to predict career preferences. Besides individual characteristics, work and home domain characteristics were taken into the analysis. Not surprisingly, the preference for career change in respect of working hours is higher among full-time MDs, especially women, than among part-time workers. In contradiction to what was expected, home domain characteristics did not predict a part-time preference for female, but for male MDs. One home domain characteristic, children's age, did predict the male part-time preference. Further gender di erences were found in respect of the ®t between actual and preferred working hours (A/P-®t). The majority of male MDs with a full-time preference had achieved an A/P-®t, whereas signi®cantly less female MDs achieved their preferences. It was found that hospital-bound specialists are less positive towards part-time careers than other specialists. Furthermore, the change of working hours would imply a reduction in FTE for all specialties, if all preferences were met. Especially in hospital-bound specialisms it was not con®rmed that the reduction in FTE would be low; this was found only in respect of interns. It may be concluded that individual preferences in career paths are very diverse. Personnel policy in medical specialties, especially in hospitals, will have to cope with changes in traditional vertical and age-related career paths. Flexible careers related to home domain determinants or other activities will reinforce a life cycle approach, in which the centrality of work is decreasing. #

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“…7 Moreover, today's students are reported to have different work priorities and personal motivations, both of which impact learning. 8,9 How well the findings from international studies generalize to students at Nepal medical schools is unclear due to likely differences in culture, institutional practices, health systems and medical practice. Our study evaluates the perceptions and preferences of Nepalese students regarding career selection.…”

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Why a Medical Career and What are Pros and Cons of medical profession?

Dhungana¹,

Paudel²,

Chhetri³

et al. 2013

J Lumbini Med Coll

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ABSTRACT:Introduction: Medicine is one of the noblest of all professions and is one of the rapidly expanding fields with increasing number of private medical colleges in the past few years. Several international studies over the years have explored perceptions and preferences of students in choosing a career in medicine. This study was done with the objective to assess students' views regarding selection of medicine as a career. Methods: A survey study was conducted at Lumbini Medical College Teaching Hospital (LMCTH) where 300 students of both sexes were asked to fill a structured questionnaire. Results: All medical students mentioned that they selected the medical profession because of personal interest. Of them, 285 (95%) students believed this profession offers services to humanity. However, 240 (80%) students felt that their family had an influence in their career selection. Among discouraging factors, 234 (78%) students mentioned that medical training is difficult and prolonged, 210 (70%) students said that the course is too expensive, 225 (75%) students felt that there is too much competition while 186 (62%) students expressed that doctors have excessive working hours and lack social life. Major factors in choosing LMCTH as study destination were compulsion because of failure to enroll at other colleges 180(60%), easy access to admission 120 (40%), cheaper than other medical colleges 165 (55%) and location near to hometown 24 (8%). Some of the discouraging factors were limited facilities 210 (70%), insufficient faculty members 270 (90%), newly established college and uncertain future 90 (30%). Conclusion: Study concluded that reasons for joining medical profession are primarily based on personal interest, respect and honor, family influence and service to humanity; however, long working hours, prolonged training, expensive study, discourages many students.

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Determinants of career choices among women and men medical students and interns

Cited by 47 publications

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Why are some medical specialists working part-time, while others work full-time?

Why are some medical specialists working part-time, while others work full-time?

Career preferences and the work–family balance in medicine: gender differences among medical specialists

Why a Medical Career and What are Pros and Cons of medical profession?

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