Purpose Supporting the development of a professional identity is a primary objective in
postgraduate education. Few empirical studies have explored professional identity formation …

Curriculums vary internationally: students are health workers in some countries and
observers in others; they progress from medical school to hospital generalist training in …

Objectives Workforce retention among UK-based Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G)
trainees has been a particular concern for a number of years, with 30% trainees reportedly …

Producing enough doctors working in general practice or rural locations, or both, remains a
key global policy focus. However, there is a lack of evidence about doctors' emerging …

Objectives This study aims to explore the effects of three supervisors' leadership styles
(transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire) on residents' job crafting. Methods …

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 It is currently not known how many trainees leave vascular surgery, and their
reasons for doing so are unclear. This paper is the first to publish the number of UK trainees …

Background Increasingly challenging workplaces detrimentally affect doctors' well-being
and patient care. The General Medical Council's 'ABC'compassionate leadership model …

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the trainee experience to identify some
of the factors which contribute to attrition from surgical training. Summary Background: Not …

Background Many factors influencing residency attrition are identified in the literature, but
what role these factors play and how they influence each other remains unclear …