Background Students' choice of medical specialties has evolved throughout year, with a
growing interest in quality of life and in technological specialties. We investigated the …

Introduction: Due to the lack of a theoretically embedded overview of the recent literature on
medical career decision-making, this study provides an outline of these dynamics. Since …

Background Work-life balance is a key contributor to doctors' wellbeing and consequently is
a central factor in their career decisions. General Medical Council guidance outlines the …

RESEARCHING MEDICAL EDUCATION Researching Medical Education is an authoritative
guide to excellence in educational research within the healthcare professions presented by …

Background Workforce planning is a central issue for service provision and has
consequences for medical education. Much work has been examined the career intentions …

Background Recent years have seen a significant drop in applications to surgical
residencies. Existing research has yet to explain how medical students make career …

Executive summary This work was commissioned to examine the available evidence on a)
the effectiveness of different methods used by medical schools to select students, and b) the …

Objectives To gain insight into factors affecting career preference and career choice during
the final phase of medical school, above and beyond a model that was presented by Bland …

Background Factors influencing specialty choice have been studied in an attempt to find
incentives to enhance the workforce in certain specialties. The notion of “controllable …

Abstract Background In Japan, the absolute deficiency of doctors and maldistribution of
doctors by specialty is a significant problem in the Japanese health care system. The …