TY - JOUR T1 - ‘This is my vocation; is it worth it?’ Why do core medical trainees break from training? JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - s103 LP - s104 DO - 10.7861/fhj.7.1.s103 VL - 7 IS - Suppl 1 AU - Matthew Roycroft AU - Juan Abad-Madroñero AU - Charlotte Cochrane AU - Alan Poots AU - Mariann Novak AU - Amy Tallett AU - Sarah-Ann Burger AU - Michael FitzPatrick Y1 - 2020/02/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/Suppl_1/s103.abstract N2 - The number of trainees moving directly into training posts following their foundation training is decreasing1 and the same pattern is emerging after CMT. Previous studies identified factors behind CMTs leaving the formal training route, but didn’t explore the motivations behind this.2,3Understanding the reasons why trainees take a break from traditional training trajectories is crucial in order to ensure structures are embedded to support them. This study investigates trainees’ motivations in taking a break after CMT and develops recommendations to support trainees.60-minute semi-structured, recorded, anonymised and transcribed telephone interviews with nine CMTs (five women and four men working … ER -