Specialist training aspirations of junior doctors in Sierra Leone: a qualitative follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sierra Leone is pursuing multiple initiatives to establish in-country postgraduate medical education (PGME), as part of national efforts to strengthen the health workforce. This paper explored the career preferences of junior doctors in Sierra Leone; and the potential benefits and challenges with regards to the development of PGME locally.

Methods

Junior doctors (n = 15) who had graduated from the only medical school in Sierra Leone were purposively sampled based on maximum variation (e.g. men/women, years of graduation). In-depth interviews were conducted in October 2013, and digital diaries and two follow-up interviews were used to explore their evolving career aspirations until November 2016. Additionally, 16 semi-structured interviews with key informants were

SUBMITTER: Woodward A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6094461 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature