The physician values in practice scale: Construction and initial validation

Hartung, Paul J.; Taber, Brian J.; Richard, George V.

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2004.05.008

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“…Values relating to the practice of medicine were assessed using six core values: prestige (to be recognised by others as a top physician), service (to care for others regardless of financial gains or other rewards), autonomy (to have freedom, independence and control over work style, schedule and lives), lifestyle (to have a predictable and stable work schedule), management (to supervise and have responsibility for others) and scholarly pursuits (to engage in research and teaching activities). 2 Age, gender and background characteristics were also collected.…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors influencing the practice choices of Australian medical students: A feasibility study

Rogers¹,

Searle²

2009

Australian J Rural Health

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Doctors' choices of specialty, practice location and hours of work are critical issues in a climate of workforce mal-distribution. Using social cognitive career theory 1 as the theoretical framework for this research, we investigated the association between Australian medical students' career aspirations and their career decision-making attitudes, values, background and demographic factors. Participants, methods and resultsA national cross-sectional study using a Web-based survey design was conducted and all Australian medical schools were invited to participate. Given the current stage of their degree, first-and final-year students were asked to indicate the medical specialty and practice location that they would most likely choose, and the amount of time they expected to work when all medical training was complete. We assessed career decision-making attitudes using measures of selfefficacy, professional and lifestyle outcome expectations, goals and barriers salient to choosing a specialty and practice location. Values relating to the practice of medicine were assessed using six core values: prestige (to be recognised by others as a top physician), service (to care for others regardless of financial gains or other rewards), autonomy (to have freedom, independence and control over work style, schedule and lives), lifestyle (to have a predictable and stable work schedule), management (to supervise and have responsibility for others) and scholarly pursuits (to engage in research and teaching activities). 2 Age, gender and background characteristics were also collected.Six medical schools located across five Australian states and territories (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, SA) consented to the study. Of the 496 students who consented to participate, a sample of 231 students (79 men, 152 women) completed the survey (47%). Students were aged between 18 and 44 years (mean 22.6 years, SD 4.8 years). For the analyses, specialties were grouped into primary care and non-primary care, practice location was grouped into urban and rural areas, and hours of work was categorised as full time and part time. Results from the bivariate logistic regression analyses are presented in Table 1.There was a stronger preference for choosing a nonprimary care specialty by students who placed a high value on prestige and scholarly pursuits, and who reported high levels of barriers and professional outcome expectations. Conversely, those who valued autonomy were more likely to choose a primary care specialty.Students who placed a high value on service and had a small town/rural background preferred to practise in a small town/rural location. In contrast, those who valued prestige in medicine were less likely to choose a small town/rural practice location. As the age of a student increases, there is a stronger preference for choosing to practise in a small town/rural location.Students who valued scholarly pursuits expected to work part time. Women, compared with men, are 3.8 times more likely to expect to work part time. CommentThis study provides notab...

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Factors influencing the practice choices of Australian medical students: A feasibility study

Rogers¹,

Searle²

2009

Australian J Rural Health

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“…Our research shows resemblance with earlier work with respect to physician' values (Dawis, 1991;Hartung et al, 2005). However, by defining and measuring interests in the context of dependencies experienced in the hospital or clinic rather than values, we were able to develop a framework from an intra-organizational perspective rather than from a more isolated viewpoint of the individual physician.…”

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Doctors in business

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“…Career values were measured with 22 items from the Physician Values in Practice Scale (PVIPS) modified to suit psychologists. This assessed six core values: prestige, service, autonomy, lifestyle, management (the desire to supervise and have responsibility for others) and scholarly pursuits.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%