Views held by medical students on their remaining in a medical career or leaving it and the
relationship with other elements of becoming a doctor are described. The study was carried …

The changed circumstances of medical work, raises the question of how socio-economic
changes over the last few decades has affected the professional socialisation of medical …

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: In Austria, a shortage of physicians is forecasted to occur within the next 10
years. On the one hand, this is due to the demographic structure in that occupational group …

Some decades ago being a medical doctor was characterized unambiguously as a
profession that offers help and serves the patients' needs during medical treatment. In …

Background It has long been acknowledged that health professionals who retrain as doctors
make a significant contribution to the medical profession. Having a background as a health …

Materials and methods We performed a prospective study of the students who started
medical school in 1992. 252 students (79%) answered questionnaire 1, which was sent to …

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

Objectives: The drop-out rate among residents across all medical specialties in the
Netherlands approximates 12.7%. This implies a capacity loss in the medical workforce, a …

Background: There has been increased interest in the factors influencing the career choice
of doctors. Feminization of the medical workforce, changing health care needs, reform of …