Abstract
As trainees, we thought that examining the views of trainees who have already chosen psychiatry might add to our understanding of the factors involved in career choice. In November 2009, the London Deanery School of Psychiatry hosted its annual trainee conference themed ‘Recruitment - Everybody
Highlights
Each workshop was attended by 30 individuals, and facilitated by 5 senior trainees and 4 medical students who took verbatim notes
Participants described the doctor-patient relationship, the human narrative (‘psychiatry is about stories, rather than abstract algorithms’), and the rapidly evolving nature of psychiatry (‘you can do things which are ground-breaking’) as attractors to the field
Medical student participants as a subgroup commented on the effect of negative attitudes from other professionals (‘boring job’, being seen as ‘less of a doctor’ and ‘becoming mad as a psychiatrist’)
Summary
Participants described the doctor-patient relationship, the human narrative (‘psychiatry is about stories, rather than abstract algorithms’), and the rapidly evolving nature of psychiatry (‘you can do things which are ground-breaking’) as attractors to the field. Each workshop was attended by 30 individuals, and facilitated by 5 senior trainees and 4 medical students who took verbatim notes. Framing questions were used to identify key themes regarding positive and negative influences on career choice.
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