Career Preferences and Perceptions of Cardiology Among US Internal Medicine Trainees: Factors Influencing Cardiology Career Choice.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Few data exist on internal medicine trainees' selection of cardiology training, although this is important for meeting future cardiology workforce needs.

Objective

To discover trainees' professional development preferences and perceptions of cardiology, and their relationship to trainees' career choice.

Design, setting, and participants

We surveyed trainees to discover their professional development preferences and perceptions of cardiology and the influence of those perceptions and preferences on the trainees' career choices. Participants rated 38 professional development needs and 19 perceptions of cardiology. Data collection took place from February 2009, through January 2010. Data analysis was conducted from May 2017 to December 2017.

Main outcomes a

SUBMITTER: Douglas PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143073 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature