Motivators and deterrents for early career female doctors applying to surgical training programmes in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To perform a mixed-methods study identifying motivators and deterrents to female doctors interested in core surgical training (CST). To provide tangible implementations based on the findings.

Design

This study used quantitative (questionnaires) and qualitative (semistructured interviews (SSIs)) analyses. Participants completed online questionnaires on Qualtrics and SSIs were conducted remotely on Microsoft Teams. Questions were derived from previous studies and a novel term, the gender impact rating (GIR), was coined to assess the impact of gender on opportunities available during CST application.

Setting

Participants were working in the UK National Health Service and data collected from December 2020 to January 2021.

Participants

A total of 100 fema

SUBMITTER: Ruparell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9723904 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature