Department of Radiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
BMC Med Educ. 2012 Oct 2;12:93. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-93.
Following implementation of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) in the UK, potential radiology trainees must decide on their career and apply sooner than ever before. We aimed to determine whether current trainees were sufficiently informed to make an earlier career decision by comparing the early radiology experiences of Traditional and Foundation Trainees.
344 radiology trainees were appointed through MMC in 2007/08. This cohort was surveyed online.
Response rate was 174/344 (51%). Traditional Trainees made their career decision 2.6 years after graduation compared with 1.2 years for Foundation Trainees (57/167, 34%). Nearly half of responders (79/169, 47%) experienced no formal radiology teaching as undergraduates. Most trainees regularly attended radiology meetings, spent time in a radiology department and/or performed radiology research. Many trainees received no career advice specific to radiology (69/163, 42%) at any point prior to entering the specialty; this includes both formal and informal advice. Junior doctor experiences were more frequently cited as influencing career choice (98/164, 60%). An earlier career decision was associated with; undergraduate radiology projects (-0.72 years, p = 0.018), career advice (-0.63 years, p = 0.009) and regular attendance at radiology meetings (-0.65 years, p = 0.014).
Early experience of radiology enables trainees to make an earlier career decision, however current radiology trainees were not always afforded relevant experiences prior to entering training. Radiologists need to be more proactive in encouraging the next generation of trainees.
在英国实施现代医学职业（MMC）之后，潜在的放射科受训者必须比以往任何时候都更早地决定自己的职业，并提出申请。我们旨在通过比较传统受训者和基础受训者的早期放射科经验，确定当前受训者是否有足够的信息来更早地做出职业决定。
2007/08 年通过 MMC 任命了 344 名放射科受训者。对这一群组进行了在线调查。
应答率为 174/344（51%）。传统受训者在毕业后 2.6 年做出职业决定，而基础受训者则为 1.2 年（57/167，34%）。近一半的应答者（79/169，47%）在本科阶段没有接受过正规的放射科教学。大多数受训者定期参加放射科会议，在放射科部门工作和/或进行放射科研究。在进入该专业之前，许多受训者没有收到任何特定于放射科的职业建议（69/163，42%）；这包括正式和非正式的建议。初级医生的经验更常被认为会影响职业选择（98/164，60%）。更早的职业决定与以下因素相关：本科放射学项目（-0.72 年，p=0.018）、职业建议（-0.63 年，p=0.009）和定期参加放射科会议（-0.65 年，p=0.014）。
早期的放射科经验使受训者能够更早地做出职业决定，然而，当前的放射科受训者在进入培训之前并不总是有机会获得相关经验。放射科医生需要更积极地鼓励下一代受训者。
