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Why do doctors choose a career in geriatric medicine?

Sally Briggs, Recia Atkins, Jeremy Playfer and Oliver J Corrado
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.6-5-469
Clin Med September 2006
Sally Briggs
Northwestern Deanery
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Recia Atkins
British Geriatrics Society
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Jeremy Playfer
Royal Liverpool University Hospital; President, British Geriatrics Society
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Oliver J Corrado
Leeds General Infirmary
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Abstract

Reforms to postgraduate training in the UK may affect recruitment to geriatric medicine. In 2005, a questionnaire survey was undertaken to determine the factors favouring geriatric medicine as a career choice and whether these might be used to influence recruitment.

In all, 1,036 responses to the questionnaire were received (response rate 56.4%); 4% of the respondents decided to specialise in geriatric medicine as students, 3.8% of consultants and 8.6% of registrars decided as pre-registration house officers while 39% of consultants and 7% of registrars chose geriatric medicine while a middle grade in another specialty. The strongest influences on choice were clinical aspects of the specialty (34.1%) and inspirational seniors (26.2%). However, 9.2% of consultants and 10.1% of registrars subsequently regretted their career decision.

Geriatric medicine seems to be a career choice for doctors of increasing maturity and including more posts in foundation programmes may not improve recruitment as anticipated. Although a small number of doctors regretted choosing geriatric medicine as a career, this was rarely to do with core aspects of the specialty.

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  • geriatric medicine
  • recruitment
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Why do doctors choose a career in geriatric medicine?
Sally Briggs, Recia Atkins, Jeremy Playfer, Oliver J Corrado
Clinical Medicine Sep 2006, 6 (5) 469-472; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-5-469

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Why do doctors choose a career in geriatric medicine?
Sally Briggs, Recia Atkins, Jeremy Playfer, Oliver J Corrado
Clinical Medicine Sep 2006, 6 (5) 469-472; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-5-469
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