Exploring Doctors’ Emerging Commitment to Rural and General Practice Roles over Their Early Career
| Autor: | Tiana Gurney, Matthew Richard McGrail, Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Belinda O'Sullivan, Diann Eley |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject education Specialty Article Surveys and Questionnaires early career doctors Humans Early career rural health Health policy media_common general practice career choices Medical education workforce shortages Career Choice Rural health Professional Practice Location Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health health policy Certainty Metropolitan area Cohort General practice Workforce Medicine Rural Health Services Psychology Family Practice |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 22 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11835, p 11835 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | Producing enough doctors working in general practice or rural locations, or both, remains a key global policy focus. However, there is a lack of evidence about doctors’ emerging commitment to these decisions. This study aimed to explore changes in the level of certainty about career interest in working in general practice and working rurally, as doctors pass through various early career stages. The participants were 775 eligible respondents to a 2019 survey of medical graduates of The University of Queensland from 2002–2018. Certainty levels of specialty choice were similar between GPs and specialists up until the beginning of registrar training. At that point, 65% of GPs compared with 80% of other specialists had strong certainty of their specialty field. Consistently (and significantly) less of those working rurally had strong certainty of the location where they wanted to practice medicine at each career time point. At the start of registrar training, a similar gap remained (strong certainty: 51% rural versus 63% metropolitan). This study provides new evidence that career intent certainty is more delayed for the cohort choosing general practice and rural practice than the other options. The low level of certainty in early career highlights the importance of regular positive experiences that help to promote the uptake of general practice and rural practice. |
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