Career Choices and Career Progression of Junior Doctors in Dermatology: Surveys of UK Medical Graduates
Joint Authors
Barat, Atena
Goldacre, Michael J.
Lambert, Trevor W.
Source
Dermatology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To report UK-trained doctors’ career choices for dermatology, career destinations, and factors influencing career pathways.
Methods.
Multicohort multipurpose longitudinal surveys of UK-trained doctors who graduated between 1974 and 2015.
Results.
In all, 40,412 doctors (58% of graduates) responded in year 1, 31,466 (64%) in year 3, and 24,970 (67%) in year 5.
One year after graduation, 1.7% of women and 0.6% of men made dermatology their first choice but by five years after graduation the respective figures were 1.0% and 0.7%.
Compared to their predecessors, its popularity fell more substantially from years 1 to 5 among recent graduates (2005–15), particularly for women (from 2.1% in year 1 to 0.8% in year 5) compared with a fall from 0.8% to 0.5% among men.
The most important factor influencing dermatology choice was “hours/working conditions”: in year one, 69% regarded this as important compared with 31% of those choosing other hospital physician specialties.
Only 18% of respondents who chose dermatology at year 1 eventually worked in it; however, almost all practising dermatologists (94%), 10 years after qualifying, had made their future career decision by year 5.
Conclusion.
Dermatology is popular among female UK graduates.
Most dermatologists made their career decision late but decisively.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barat, Atena& Goldacre, Michael J.& Lambert, Trevor W.. 2018. Career Choices and Career Progression of Junior Doctors in Dermatology: Surveys of UK Medical Graduates. Dermatology Research and Practice،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153836
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barat, Atena…[et al.]. Career Choices and Career Progression of Junior Doctors in Dermatology: Surveys of UK Medical Graduates. Dermatology Research and Practice No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153836
American Medical Association (AMA)
Barat, Atena& Goldacre, Michael J.& Lambert, Trevor W.. Career Choices and Career Progression of Junior Doctors in Dermatology: Surveys of UK Medical Graduates. Dermatology Research and Practice. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153836
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153836