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

Medical Education 2010: 44: 603–612 Objectives Many factors influence the career
specialty decisions made by medical students. The aim of this study was to broaden …

Objective: To monitor the future career preferences of medical students throughout their
undergraduate years and into their postgraduate career, and to evaluate which factors may …

Background Medical students' attitudes and expectations about their future working life are
changing. To hire the best talents from Generation Y, hospitals must pay attention to these …

Abstract Background In some Western countries, the medical profession is continuously
losing prestige, doctors are claiming of high demands, low rewards, and difficult structural …

Background and objectives: a trend away from primary care (PC) to other specialties has
been noted in Switzerland, as well as in the health-care systems of many other Western …

Background Within the framework of a prospective cohort study of Swiss medical school
graduates a sample of young physicians aspiring to an academic career were surveyed on …