OBJECTIVES Applications for surgical training have declined over the last decade, and anecdotally the costs of training at the expense of the surgical trainee are rising. We aimed to quantify the costs surgical trainees are expected to cover for postgraduate training. DESIGN Prospective, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS A non-mandatory online questionnaire fo...

AIM To explore involvement in scientific research, choice of specialty, and readiness to emigrate among graduating medical students in Croatia. METHODS A total of 312 out of 408 (76%) final year medical students of all Croatian Medical Schools (Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek, and Split) graduating in 2004 answered a questionnaire designed for this study, including questions on scientific involvement,...

Evidence suggests that early exposure to surgical techniques, surgical knowledge and mentors strongly correlates with students’ interest, knowledge and confidence in general surgery as a postgraduate career choice. Preclerkship exposure to surgery and implementation of a formal surgical curriculum is often restricted owing to attending surgeon time commitments and cost limitations. To promote e...

BACKGROUND It is important to inform medical educators and workforce planners in Anaesthesia about early career choices for the specialty, factors that influence them and to elucidate how recent choices of men and women doctors relate to the overall historical trends in the specialty's popularity. METHODS We analysed longitudinal data on career choice, based on self-completed questionnaires, ...

OBJECTIVES To look at why a regional cohort of UK doctors chose a paediatric career and to ascertain views on their career near the end of training year one. DESIGN A 20-item questionnaire was sent to all new regional paediatric specialty trainees. Three focus groups were held with trainees near the end of year one to elicit key themes. SETTING West Midlands Deanery, UK. PARTICIPANTS Twen...