Career-success scale - a new instrument to assess young physicians' academic career steps.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Within the framework of a prospective cohort study of Swiss medical school graduates, a Career-Success Scale (CSS) was constructed in a sample of young physicians choosing different career paths in medicine. Furthermore the influence of personality factors, the participants' personal situation, and career related factors on their career success was investigated.

Methods

406 residents were assessed in terms of career aspired to, and their career progress. The Career-Success Scale, consisting of 7 items, was developed and validated, addressing objective criteria of academic career advancement. The influence of gender and career aspiration was investigated by a two-factorial analysis of variance, the relationships between personality factors, personal situation, care

SUBMITTER: Buddeberg-Fischer B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2442432 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature