ArticlePostgraduate medical journal2016
Self-reported preparedness for clinical work has increased among recent cohorts of UK-trained first-year doctors.
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- Experience of enhanced near-peer support for new medical graduates of an Irish university: a phenomenological study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Perspectives of Clinical Teaching Fellows on preparedness for practice: a mixed-methods exploration of what needs to change.Medical education online · 2021Article
- Transitioning from university to postgraduate medical training: A narrative review of work readiness of medical graduates.Health science reports · 2021Review
- Are We Preparing Medical Students for Their Transition to Clinical Leaders? A National Survey.Medical science educator · 2021Article
- Assessing the preparedness of foundation year 1 (FY1) doctors during the transition from medical school to the foundation training programme.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Do medical students feel career ready after their psychiatry clinical rotation?The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2019Article
- An overview of osteopathy graduates' perceived preparedness at transition from educational environment to clinic environment one year after graduation: a cross sectional study.BMC medical education · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionUK medical schools have made considerable efforts to ensure that graduates are well prepared for their first year of clinical work. We report the views of two recent cohorts of UK-trained doctors 1 year after graduation about whether their medical school prepared them well, and compare responses with earlier cohorts.
methodsWe surveyed doctors who qualified in 2011 and 2012 from all UK medical schools. We obtained their responses to the statement 'My experience at medical school prepared me well for the jobs I have undertaken so far' on a 5-point scale from 'Strongly Agree' to 'Strongly Disagree'. Responses were compared with those of the UK graduates of 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2009, surveyed in the same way 1 year after graduation.
resultsThe percentage of doctors who either 'Agreed' or 'Strongly Agreed' that they were well prepared doubled from 35% in 1999 to 70% in 2012, while the percentage who 'Strongly Agreed' with the statement increased fourfold. Perceptions of being well prepared have increased in graduates from almost every medical school. Variation between medical schools in self-reported preparedness of their graduates has decreased in recent cohorts. However, some large differences between medical schools remain. Significant differences in perceived preparedness remain between white and non-white doctors, but have diminished between men and women.
conclusionsOur work contributes to growing evidence suggesting that changes to medical education in the UK are producing doctors who feel well prepared for the challenges of being a doctor, though further improvements could be made.
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