| Enhancing the choice of general practice as a career. | |
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PMID: 19037475 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The shortage of general practitioners in Australia is likely to continue unless more doctors choose general practice as a career. The aim of this qualitative research was to explore the factors that influence students' and junior doctors' career choice, particularly in respect to choosing general practice. METHODS: Medical students, junior doctors, general practice registrars and GPs were recruited and interviewed. The interviews were semistructured, transcribed and analysed by theme. RESULTS: Themes from the 38 interviews included the experience of general practice during training, the impact of the postgraduate general practice placements program, and factors that make general practice attractive or unattractive as a career choice. DISCUSSION: There are a number of factors that contribute to medical students' and junior doctors' career choice. Attention needs to be paid to the quality of the general practice learning experience and general practice posts in the early postgraduate years, and the attractions of general practice should be promoted. |
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Authors:
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Jill Thistlethwaite; Michael R Kidd; Stephen Leeder; Tim Shaw; Kate Corcoran |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Australian family physician Volume: 37 ISSN: 0300-8495 ISO Abbreviation: Aust Fam Physician Publication Date: 2008 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-11-27 Completed Date: 2009-01-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0326701 Medline TA: Aust Fam Physician Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 964-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Office of Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Sydney, New South Wales. jthistle@med.usyd.edu.au |
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Australia Career Choice* Family Practice* Humans Interviews as Topic Motivation* Physicians, Family / supply & distribution Students, Medical |
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