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2019, Innovation in Aging
The current exploratory study aimed to identify factors influencing gerospychologists’ career trajectories, discerning what is “attractive” and “unattractive” across common career options. Participants rated career characteristics similarly (higher starting salary attractive, administrative tasks unattractive in a clinical VA; setting own hours attractive, few collaboration opportunities unattractive in a clinical non-VA; work variety attractive, publication expectations unattractive in academia). Interestingly, men found a clinical VA’s set hours more unattractive (t(50) = -2.59, p = .010). Sex differences also were evident in career change feasibility. 50% of respondents would consider switching careers (61% clinical to academia, 79% academia to clinical). Men were significantly more likely to consider switching from clinical to academia (χ2(2) = 6.33, p = .042) and find it feasible (χ2(2) = 8.92, p = .012). Enhancing our understanding of what encourages/discourages careers in ger...
Social Science & Medicine, 2000
Journal of Career Development, 2019
A current re-examination of data collected from a group of 477 doctors in 1975 using "whole type analysis" shows that (1) physicians of different Psychological Type do, in fact, make decisions that eventuate in them occupying different kinds of work-settings; and (2) are satisfied or dissatisfied with particular features of the work-setting in which they find themselves.
PsycEXTRA Dataset, 2000
Age and Ageing, 2013
Background: career intentions of medical students may impact on education and workforce planning. We sought to determine (i) career choices of senior medical students; (ii) interest in geriatric medicine; (iii) factors influencing such choices; and (iv) the impact of a 6-week Medicine in the Community module. Methods: cross-sectional survey of all senior UCD medical students, before and after completion of a ‘Medicine in the Community’ module, 2009–11. Results: eighty-two per cent (274/336) completed the survey at module's end. Two-thirds (174) had chosen a future speciality, most frequently general practice (32.1%) and internal medicine (17%). Half (49.8%) believed career selection is made during medical school. Thirty-one per cent would consider a career in geriatric medicine; reasons cited were interesting field (34.5%), clinical variety (25%) and perception as emotionally rewarding (20.2%). Commonest deterrents were perceived slowness-of-pace and not wanting to work with old...
Journal of Gender Studies, 2020
The Qualitative Report, 2016
Medical Education, 1994
Psychiatric Bulletin, 2003
Aims and MethodThere is a shortage of doctors in the UK, particularly in psychiatry and pathology. Little is known about prospective medical students' career intentions or attitudes. This study aimed to report on the career intentions and attitudes to psychiatry of 819 attenders at a sixth-form conference for prospective medical students.ResultsA much higher proportion of students expressed favourable attitudes to psychiatry as a career than might have been expected. The most popular career was paediatrics and the least popular was genitourinary medicine.IMPLICATIONSMedical schools need to be proactive in providing information, career advice and positive role models. This may counteract negative propaganda and encourage career choice in tune with students' earlier feelings and patients' needs.
Israel Numismatic Research, 2023
Indo-Iranian Journal 43, 279-293, 2000
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2018
Social Science Research Network, 2007
Biofuels - Status and Perspective, 2015
Developments in Earth Surface Processes, 2015
Korall. Társadalomtörténeti folyóirat
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011
Infection, Disease & Health, 2016