Development and validation of motivators for medical specialist career choice questionnaire (MMSCCQ) - a methodological study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A validated instrument to assess the motivating factors influencing junior doctors' medical specialist career choices is not available. The Motivators for Medical Specialist Career Choice Questionnaire (MMSCCQ) was developed and validated in the present study.

Methods

An exploratory sequential mixed-methods study was conducted among house officers (HO) of a tertiary care hospital. A literature review was used to construct an interview guide. Seven HOs participated in an online, one-on-one audio-recorded in-depth interview (IDI). Seven sub-themes and 33 codes identified by thematic analyses were used to develop the MMSCCQ. The importance of each motivator was rated on a five-point Likert scale. The MMSCCQ was pretested, and a random sample of 262 house officers w

SUBMITTER: Nadarajah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9206890 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature