Characteristic profiles among students and junior doctors with specific career preferences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Factors influencing specialty choice have been studied in an attempt to find incentives to enhance the workforce in certain specialties. The notion of "controllable lifestyle (CL) specialties," defined by work hours and income, is gaining in popularity. As a result, many reports advocate providing a 'lifestyle-friendly' work environment to attract medical graduates. However, little has been documented about the priority in choosing specialties across the diverse career opportunities.This nationwide study was conducted in Japan with the aim of identifying factors that influence specialty choice. It looked for characteristic profiles among senior students and junior doctors who were choosing between different specialties.

Methods

We conducted a survey of 4th and 6th

SUBMITTER: Takeda Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3847686 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature