House officers' specialist career choices and motivators for their choice- a sequential mixed-methods study from Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Shortage and maldistribution of medical specialists hamper healthcare quality. The specialist career choices of house officers determines the future composition of healthcare systems. We studied house officers'' specialist career choices and motivators for their choice.

Participants and methods

We conducted online in-depth interviews among seven house officers using an interview guide developed based on a literature review. The transcripts were analyzed. Major themes were identified. A 33-item questionnaire was developed, and the main and sub-themes were identified as motivators for specialist career choice. An online survey was done among 185 house officers. Content validation of motivators for specialist choice was done using exploratory factor analysis. First, sec

SUBMITTER: Nadarajah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9668396 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature