Junior doctors' early career choices do not predict career destination in neurology: 40 years of surveys of UK medical graduates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rapidly rising rates of brain diseases due to the growing ageing population and the explosion in treatment options for many neurological conditions increase the demand for neurologists. We report trends in doctors' career choices for neurology; investigate factors driving their choices; and compare doctors' original choices with their specialty destinations.

Methods

A multi-cohort, multi-purpose nation-wide study using both online and postal questionnaires collected data on career choice, influencing factors, and career destinations. UK-trained doctors completed questionnaires at one, three, five, and ten years after qualification. They were classified into three groups: graduates of 1974-1983, graduates of 1993-2002, and graduates of 2005-2015.

Results

SUBMITTER: Barat A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6621943 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature