This article presents selected results from a nationwide online survey in Germany asking
medical students about their occupational perspectives and expectations: what kind of …

Background Demographic change, technical progress, and changing patterns of service use
influence the future demand for physicians in the German health care system. The attitudes …

Abstract Background In Germany, there is a shortage of young physicians in several
specialties, the situation of general practitioners (GP) being especially precarious. The …

Background Given the expected increase in those entering retirement, the number of
practising physicians is predicted to decrease. Conversely, the number of physicians …

Background Applying for medical school is the first and also one of the most important
career choices a physician makes. It is important to understand the reasons behind this …

Background Demographic change and recruitment problems in general practice are
increasingly threatening an adequate primary care workforce in many countries. Medical …

Objective This study was undertaken following a request of the Bavarian Ministry of
Sciences, Research and the Arts to analyse the future provision in different occupational …

Background In times of shortage of doctors, expectations and interests of the future
generation of doctors towards their career aspiration is of major importance. The aim of this …

Background The global primary healthcare workforce is declining, leading to a shortage of
general practitioners. Although various educational models aim to increase interest in …

Introduction We investigated the preferences of medical residents in Germany with regard to
future working place (hospital or private practice) and position (employment/self …