biostudies-literatureScanlan GMChief Scientist OfficeNHS Education for Scotlande019911https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5857684biostudies-literatureUnknown8(3)<h4>Objectives</h4>Multiple personal and work-related factors influence medical trainees' career decision-making. The relative value of these diverse factors is under-researched, yet this intelligence is crucially important for informing medical workforce planning and retention and recruitment policies. Our aim was to investigate the relative value of UK doctors' preferences for different training post characteristics during the time period when they either apply for specialty or core training or take time out.<h4>Methods</h4>We developed a discrete choice experiment (DCE) specifically for this population. The DCE was distributed to all Foundation Programme Year 2 (F2) doctors across Scotland as part of the National Career Destination Survey in June 2016. The main outcome measure was the mBMJ openWhat factors are critical to attracting NHS foundation doctors into specialty or core training? A discrete choice experiment.PMC5857684HERU1Scanlan GMWalker KCleland JSkatun DJohnston PKrucien NNHS Education for ScotlandfalseWhat factors are critical to attracting NHS foundation doctors into specialty or core training? A discrete choice experiment.<h4>Objectives</h4>Multiple personal and work-related factors influence medical trainees' career decision-making. The relative value of these diverse factors is under-researched, yet this intelligence is crucially important for informing medical workforce planning and retention and recruitment policies. Our aim was to investigate the relative value of UK doctors' preferences for different training post characteristics during the time period when they either apply for specialty or core training or take time out.<h4>Methods</h4>We developed a discrete choice experiment (DCE) specifically for this population. The DCE was distributed to all Foundation Programme Year 2 (F2) doctors across Scotland as part of the National Career Destination Survey in June 2016. The main outcome measure was the m2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Mar2025-04-19T00:09:55.862Z2019-03-26T23:20:16ZS-EPMC58576842953091010.1136/bmjopen-2017-019911