Workshop with medical students on physicians' earning opportunities, workload and job satisfaction increases the attractiveness of working self-employed and working in general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among the various factors identified as relevant for primary care career choice, financial considerations have been consistently shown to have an impact. In Germany, reliable and easily understandable information on physicians' earning opportunities in self-employed settings is difficult to obtain for medical students, leading to substantial misperceptions that may negatively affect respective career considerations. This study investigated medical students' evaluation of a 45-min evidence-based workshop on earning opportunities, workload and job satisfaction in different specialties and settings to examine its effect on the perceived attractiveness of working self-employed and working in general practice.

Methods

The workshop was implemented as part of a mandatory

SUBMITTER: Heine A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8887135 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature