Views of junior doctors about whether their medical school prepared them well for work: questionnaire surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transition from medical student to junior doctor in postgraduate training is a critical stage in career progression. We report junior doctors' views about the extent to which their medical school prepared them for their work in clinical practice.

Methods

Postal questionnaires were used to survey the medical graduates of 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2005, from all UK medical schools, one year after graduation, and graduates of 2000, 2002 and 2005 three years after graduation. Summary statistics, chi-squared tests, and binary logistic regression were used to analyse the results. The main outcome measure was the level of agreement that medical school had prepared the responder well for work.

Results

Response rate was 63.7% (11610/18216) in year one and 60.2% (8427

SUBMITTER: Goldacre MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3020650 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature