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 …

Objectives To report the specialty choices of UK medical graduates of 2002, and to compare
their choices with those of qualifiers in previous years and with the profile of career grade …

Background The percentage of newly qualified doctors in the UK who want a career in
general practice declined substantially in the 1990s. The English Department of Health …

This paper reviews the literature on career choice to investigate the undergraduate
influences on the preference of Australian graduates for a career in general practice …

Background Internationally, healthcare systems are providing more community-based care.
Consequently, there is an increasing demand for GPs and other healthcare professionals to …

Objectives: To compare specialty choices of the UK medical graduates of 2005, 2008 and
2009, one year after graduation, with those of graduates from previous years and with the …

BACKGROUND: It is not clear why medical students choose one specialty over another.
Experiences at medical school are extremely strong determinants of attitudes to the medical …

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 …

This study is seeking to establish the factors influencing foundation doctors' decision-making
when applying for speciality training. A questionnaire was sent to all foundation doctors in …

Background: The aim of the study was to use a tracking database to investigate the
perceived influence of various factors on career choices of New Zealand medical graduates …