The influence of temperament and character profiles on specialty choice and well-being in medical residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple factors influence the decision to enter a career in medicine and choose a specialty. Previous studies have looked at personality differences in medicine but often were unable to describe the heterogeneity that exists within each specialty. Our study used a person-centered approach to characterize the complex relations between the personality profiles of resident physicians and their choice of specialty.

Methods

169 resident physicians at a large Midwestern US training hospital completed the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Clusters of personality profiles were identified without regard to medical specialty, and then the personality clusters were tested for association with their choice of specialty by

SUBMITTER: Sievert M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5018665 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature