Factors Associated with the Nature, Timing and Stability of the Specialty Career Choices of Recently Graduated Doctors in European Countries, a Literature Review.

Factors Associated with the Nature, Timing and Stability of the Specialty Career Choices of Recently Graduated Doctors in European Countries, a Literature Review. Med Educ Online. 2004 Dec;9(1):4360 Authors: Soethout MB, Ten Cate TJ, van der Wal G Abstract The aim of this study was to identify factors that are associated with the choice of a spe-cialty, the moment of the definitive choice, and the stability of the choice over time. The focus was on recently graduated doctors in European countries. A review of the literature from October 1994 to October 2004 was conducted. Most of the identified studies were of good quality. Enthusiasm, self-appraisal of skills, human interest and domestic circumstances were the main factors associated with the choice for medical specialization. Female doctors paid a great deal of attention to reasonable working hours and part-time jobs. They were also less certain about their career choice, and made this choice later than men. Most doctors with a preference for general practice at the time of qualification as a medical doctor achieved their aim. Women, who preferred a clinical specialization, had less opportunity than men to achieve their career satisfactorily. PMID: 28253127 [PubMed]
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