Oh, the places you'll go! A qualitative study of resident career decisions in emergency medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Postresidency career choices are complex decisions that involve personal, professional, and financial preferences and may be influenced by training programs. It is unknown how residents navigate these decisions during emergency medicine (EM) residency. We explored EM residents' perspectives on career decision making and how residency programs can support career planning.

Methods

We conducted semistructured interviews at seven accredited EM residency programs from diverse locations and training formats. We used purposive sampling to reflect the diversity of trainees with regard to gender, level of training, and career plans. Two researchers independently coded the transcripts. We used a constructivist-interpretivist paradigm to guide our thematic analysis.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Jordan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10951628 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature