Decision factors that determine choice of medical specialty amongst medical students, pre-vocational doctors, general practice registrars and general practitioners

In seeking to answer the research question, “What are the Decision Factors that Determine Choice of Medical Specialty Amongst Medical Students, Prevocational Doctors, General Practice Registrars and General Practitioners?”, this qualitative research utilised in-depth interviews to provide a unique p...

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Main Author: Vohra, Amit
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2446
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description In seeking to answer the research question, “What are the Decision Factors that Determine Choice of Medical Specialty Amongst Medical Students, Prevocational Doctors, General Practice Registrars and General Practitioners?”, this qualitative research utilised in-depth interviews to provide a unique perspective in an intergenerational study that explored key factors impacting on choice of medical specialty. Findings confirm that money and prestige are not important and that work-life balance and professional satisfaction are key to influence decisions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-24462017-02-20T06:38:11Z Decision factors that determine choice of medical specialty amongst medical students, pre-vocational doctors, general practice registrars and general practitioners Vohra, Amit In seeking to answer the research question, “What are the Decision Factors that Determine Choice of Medical Specialty Amongst Medical Students, Prevocational Doctors, General Practice Registrars and General Practitioners?”, this qualitative research utilised in-depth interviews to provide a unique perspective in an intergenerational study that explored key factors impacting on choice of medical specialty. Findings confirm that money and prestige are not important and that work-life balance and professional satisfaction are key to influence decisions. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2446 en Curtin University fulltext
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Decision factors that determine choice of medical specialty amongst medical students, pre-vocational doctors, general practice registrars and general practitioners
title Decision factors that determine choice of medical specialty amongst medical students, pre-vocational doctors, general practice registrars and general practitioners
title_full Decision factors that determine choice of medical specialty amongst medical students, pre-vocational doctors, general practice registrars and general practitioners
title_fullStr Decision factors that determine choice of medical specialty amongst medical students, pre-vocational doctors, general practice registrars and general practitioners
title_full_unstemmed Decision factors that determine choice of medical specialty amongst medical students, pre-vocational doctors, general practice registrars and general practitioners
title_short Decision factors that determine choice of medical specialty amongst medical students, pre-vocational doctors, general practice registrars and general practitioners
title_sort decision factors that determine choice of medical specialty amongst medical students, pre-vocational doctors, general practice registrars and general practitioners
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2446