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ArticleBMC medical education2023

Career coach preferences of medical students: coaching specialist or specialistic coach?

Daan A H Fris, Annelies E M van Vianen, Edwin A J van Hooft, Matthijs de Hoog, Anne P J de Pagter

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Daan A H FrisDepartment of Pediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, PO Box Sk-3284, Rotterdam, 3000 CA, The Netherlands. a.h.fris@uva.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0676-0495
Annelies E M van VianenWork and Organizational Psychology, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 15919, Amsterdam, 1001 NK, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3931-0394
Edwin A J van HooftWork and Organizational Psychology, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 15919, Amsterdam, 1001 NK, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-5362
Matthijs de HoogDepartment of Neonatal & Pediatric Intensive Care, Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, PO Box Sk-3284, Rotterdam, 3000 CA, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1259-581X
Anne P J de PagterDepartment of Pediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, PO Box Sk-3284, Rotterdam, 3000 CA, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7051-1872

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Abstract

backgroundMedical students' demand for career coaching is growing. However, little is known about what type of career coach they prefer. Using the Warmth-Competence Framework, we investigated if and why medical students prefer physician coaches compared to career psychologist coaches. We also examined whether students' coach choice related to coaches' amount of experience with medical students.

methodsIn a two-by-two between participants vignette study (n = 147), we manipulated coach occupational background (physician vs. psychologist) and experience with coaching medical students (limited vs. considerable). Participants read one coach description, rated the likelihood that they would choose the coach, and rated the coach on dimensions of warmth and competence.

resultsStudents who evaluated a physician career coach were more likely to choose the coach than students who evaluated a psychologist career coach. Students expected that a physician career coach would better understand their situation and be better able to provide career information, while they expected a psychologist career coach to have better conversation skills, all of which were relevant to choosing a coach. Coaches' experience with coaching medical students was unrelated to students' coach choice and their assessment of the coach's warmth and competence.

conclusionsOur findings highlight the relevance of coaches' occupational background and have implications for the implementation of career coach interventions. Medical schools could help students choose a career coach by providing information about the coach qualities that students value. Future studies could investigate whether career coaches with different occupational backgrounds differ in coach behaviors and coaching effectiveness.

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MentoringStudents, MedicalCommunicationHumansSpecializationCareer coachingCoach choiceMedical studentsSocial cognitionWarmth-competence framework

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PMCPMC10740245

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