Abstract
Aims and methodFollowing concerns over recruitment into general adult psychiatry, this study was undertaken to determine which factors influence senior trainees in psychiatry with regard to whether or not they choose a career in general adult psychiatry. The method used was by postal survey of all senior and specialist registrars in the UK.ResultsOf those responding, 32.6% had chosen a career in general adult psychiatry, while 38.9% had actively rejected such a career. Twenty-six per cent of respondents had chosen another speciality without actively rejecting general adult psychiatry. For those actively rejecting general adult psychiatry, the top three factors cited were poor resources (57.6%), high workload (43.2%) and poor working conditions (30.7%).Clinical implicationsThrough an awareness of why senior trainees reject general adult psychiatry as a possible career, resources can be targeted more specifically in the future at the factors responsible, and thereby improve recruitment into this speciality.
Highlights
Aims and method Following concerns over recruitment into general adult psychiatry, this study was undertaken to determine which factors influence senior trainees in psychiatry with regard to whether or not they choose a career in general adult psychiatry
The aim of this study was to determine the factors significant in whether or not senior and specialist registrars choose a career in general adult psychiatry
In the second part respondents were asked to indicate which one of three possibilities applied: (a) that they had decided upon a career in general adult psychia try: (b) that they had actively rejected a career in general adult psychiatry and had chosen another speciality; and (c) that they had always intended to pursue a career in a speciality other than
Summary
Aims and method Following concerns over recruitment into general adult psychiatry, this study was undertaken to determine which factors influence senior trainees in psychiatry with regard to whether or not they choose a career in general adult psychiatry. Results Of those responding, 32.6% had chosen a career in general adult psychiatry, while 38.9% had actively rejected such a career. Twenty-sixper cent of respondents had chosen another speciality without actively rejecting general adult psychiatry. For those actively rejecting general adult psychiatry, the top three factors cited were poor resources (57.6%),high workload (43.2%)and poor working conditions (30.7%). Clinical implications Through an awareness of why senior trainees reject general adult psychiatry as a possible career, resources can be targeted in the future at the factors responsible, and thereby improve recruitment into this speciality. The aim of this study was to determine the factors significant in whether or not senior and specialist registrars choose a career in general adult psychiatry
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