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 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 Demographic change, technical progress, and changing patterns of service use
influence the future demand for physicians in the German health care system. The attitudes …

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 …

This article presents selected results from a nationwide online survey in Germany asking
medical students about their occupational perspectives and expectations: what kind of …

Summary QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: To date, there are hardly any studies on the choice
of career path in medical school graduates. The present study aimed to investigate what …

Background In the Netherlands the medical education system is in the process of being
transformed to establish a more demand‐oriented health care system. This transformation …

Background A key element of the NHS is universal access to a GP. Recently, UK general
practice has been described as being in crisis, with training places unfilled and multiple …

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: To be able to counter the increasing shortage of general practitioners (GPs) in
many countries, it is crucial to remain up-to-date with the decisive reasons why young …