ArticleDermatology research and practice2018
Career Choices and Career Progression of Junior Doctors in Dermatology: Surveys of UK Medical Graduates.
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- Junior doctors' aspirations for careers in ophthalmology: 40 years of surveys of UK medical graduates.JRSM open · 2020Article
- A growing trend of females and dermatologists among top medical graduates in 30 years.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Factors affecting the choice of dermatology as a specialty by medical students: Data from 28 KSA medical schools.International journal of health sciencesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo report UK-trained doctors' career choices for dermatology, career destinations, and factors influencing career pathways.
methodsMulticohort multipurpose longitudinal surveys of UK-trained doctors who graduated between 1974 and 2015.
resultsIn all, 40,412 doctors (58% of graduates) responded in year 1, 31,466 (64%) in year 3, and 24,970 (67%) in year 5. One year after graduation, 1.7% of women and 0.6% of men made dermatology their first choice but by five years after graduation the respective figures were 1.0% and 0.7%. Compared to their predecessors, its popularity fell more substantially from years 1 to 5 among recent graduates (2005-15), particularly for women (from 2.1% in year 1 to 0.8% in year 5) compared with a fall from 0.8% to 0.5% among men. The most important factor influencing dermatology choice was "hours/working conditions": in year one, 69% regarded this as important compared with 31% of those choosing other hospital physician specialties. Only 18% of respondents who chose dermatology at year 1 eventually worked in it; however, almost all practising dermatologists (94%), 10 years after qualifying, had made their future career decision by year 5.
conclusionDermatology is popular among female UK graduates. Most dermatologists made their career decision late but decisively.
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