'Factors influencing future career choices of Queen's University Belfast Medical students.'

Q3 Medicine
Ulster Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-01
S Madden, N Martin, J M Clements, S J Kirk
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Introduction: Decisions made by medical students on future career choice have demonstrated concordance with subsequent postgraduate career path. This study aimed to understand the factors that impact undergraduate career decision making.

Methods: An anonymous voluntary survey consisting of binominal, Likert and free text responses was distributed to all medical students registered at Queen's University Belfast (QUB). Data was collected over 6 weeks in April-May 2021. The primary outcome was future career aspirations. The secondary outcomes were the impact of mentorship on career choice, the likelihood of students completing their medical degree and practicing medicine upon graduation. Local ethical approval was obtained.

Results: 202 responses were received (response rate 15%). 67% (n = 135) were female. One third of respondents remained undecided about their future career choice. Surgery was both the most popular definite career choice (16.3%) of respondents, butalsothespecialtymarkedmostoftenas'Least preferred Specialty' (33%). Factors positively influencing career choice were academic interest and flexibility in working hours. Negative predictors of career choice were lack of interest in the area, perceived workload, and duration of training schemes. 71% (n=144) of respondents reported that a subspecialty mentor would positively influence their career choice and two-thirds of respondents reported that financial factors would influence their career decision. 11% (n= 22) of respondents were unsure or undecided if they would continue medicine as a career upon graduation.

Conclusion: Uncertainty over future career intention remains common with surgery the least popular speciality. Mentorship, integrating flexibility in training and enhancing academic interest should be considered by educational stakeholders as mechanisms to generating undergraduate interest in a subspecialty. Furthermore, the reported rate of students intention to leave their medical degree prior to graduation by this cohort is concerning, warranting further investigation.

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“影响贝尔法斯特女王大学医学院学生未来职业选择的因素。”
导读:医学生对未来职业选择的决定与随后的研究生职业道路显示出一致性。本研究旨在了解大学生职业决策的影响因素。方法:对在贝尔法斯特女王大学(QUB)注册的所有医学生进行一项匿名自愿调查,该调查包括双名问卷、李克特问卷和自由文本问卷。数据于2021年4月至5月在6周内收集。主要结果是未来的职业抱负。次要结果为师友对职业选择的影响、学生完成医学学位和毕业后从事医学实践的可能性。已获得当地伦理批准。结果:共收到应答202份,应答率15%。67% (n = 135)为女性。三分之一的受访者仍未决定未来的职业选择。外科是最受欢迎的明确职业选择(16.3%),但也有一些特殊市场最常成为“最不喜欢的专业”(33%)。正向影响职业选择的因素是学术兴趣和工作时间灵活性。职业选择的负面预测因素是对该领域缺乏兴趣、感觉到的工作量和培训计划的持续时间。71% (n=144)的受访者表示亚专业导师会对他们的职业选择产生积极影响,三分之二的受访者表示财务因素会影响他们的职业决定。11% (n= 22)的受访者不确定或未决定毕业后是否继续从事医学职业。结论:对未来职业意向的不确定性仍然普遍存在,外科是最不受欢迎的专业。教育利益相关者应考虑将师徒关系、培训灵活性的整合和提高学术兴趣作为激发本科生对亚专业兴趣的机制。此外,据报道,这一群体中有意在毕业前放弃医学学位的学生比例令人担忧,值得进一步调查。
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