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The Career Plan of Tomorrows Doctors
The Career Plan of Tomorrows Doctors
The Career Plan of Tomorrows Doctors
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Dear Medical Student,
surgical training is undergoing radical changes as a result of pressures – both from the medical profession itself and external influences such as the European Working Time Directive.
A medical career choice is often made before leaving Medical School and this can be influenced by different factors – some correct and some incorrect. Changes to surgical training can seem to be imposed with little or no consultation with those thinking of joining the profession. It is therefore important for your views to be recognised by training bodies.
This (short!) questionnaire attempts to gauge medical students’ feelings towards training, principally surgical, and the influences these may have on a career choice. It has been distributed to a number of Medical Schools in the UK and has been discussed with The Royal College of Surgeons of England as well as WIST (Women in Surgical Training). Both organisations are very interested in the results. Therefore, the results will have influence about decisions made with regards to your future training.
Thank you for taking time to participate.
If you have any queries then please do not hesitate to contact me at
[email protected]
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Q1. Medical School Year
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
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Q2. Gender
Male
Female
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Q3. Age
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Q4. Have you decided on what career path /specialty to pursue?
Yes
No
Q5. If you answered “Yes” to Q 4. please could you specify?
Q6. Whether you have decided on a specialty or not, which of the following would you consider. (please can you place in rank your top 5 choices with 1 being the first choice)
Medicine
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2
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4
5
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8
9
Surgery
-- Select --
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9
General Practice
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2
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5
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7
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9
Radiology
-- Select --
1
2
3
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5
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7
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9
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
-- Select --
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2
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5
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7
8
9
Paediatrics
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1
2
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4
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Pathology
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Psychiatry
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Accident and Emergency
-- Select --
1
2
3
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Other (please specify)
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Q7. What has attracted you to your first choice in Q.6?
Q8. If you decided not to choose a career in surgery what would be the single most important reason for your decision?
Q9. Would the following make surgery a more attractive proposition?
Yes
No
Maybe
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Improved training programs
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Shorter training programs
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More female consultants/senior surgeons
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More non-consultant grade posts
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Increasing the numbers of part time posts
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Fast tracking of females to increase numbers
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Opting out of on calls
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More social working hours
Q10. Would the following negatively influence your decision in pursuing a career in surgery?
Yes
No
Maybe
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The longer time taken to achieve consultant grade
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Competitive nature of specialty
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“Hands on” nature of the specialty
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Viewed as an “Old Boys Club”
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Unsocial working hours
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On-calls vs. quality of life
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Greater private income
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The kudos perceived by some of being a surgeon
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Need publish or do research to progress
Q11. Some of the more competitive surgical specialties often desire a higher degree, i.e. an MD or PhD, which involves a 2-3 year research period away from full time NHS clinical work. If this was necessary for your chosen field -
Yes
No
Maybe
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Would this “put you off” the specialty
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Would you like to do research as an undergraduate
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Do you see this as time well spent?
Q12. Are there any other factors you feel that would make surgery more attractive either to yourself or your female colleagues?
Please contact
[email protected]
if you have any questions regarding this survey.
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