Borges Nicole J, Grover Amelia C, Navarro Anita M, Raque-Bogdan Trisha L, Elton Caroline
Department of Academic Affairs, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, 290P White Hall, Dayton, OH, 45401-0927, USA.
Department of Community Health, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA.
Perspect Med Educ. 2013 Jun;2(3):156-161. doi: 10.1007/s40037-013-0055-2.
Concerns about recruiting physicians into academic careers is an international issue. A qualitative study with United States (US) women physicians revealed insights into how, when, and why physicians choose an academic career in medicine. The current study explored international women physicians' perspectives on their career choice of academic medicine and determined if different themes emerged. We expanded the 2012 study of US women physicians by interviewing women physicians in Canada, Pakistan, Mexico, and Sweden to gain an international perspective on choosing an academic career. Interviews were thematically analyzed against themes identified in the previous study. Based on themes identified in the study of US physicians, qualitative analysis of 7 international women physicians revealed parallel themes for the following areas: Why academic medicine? Fit; People; Aspects of academic health centre environment. How the decision to enter academic medicine was made? Decision-making style; Emotionality When the decision to enter academic medicine was made? Practising physician; Fellowship; Medical student. Work-life balance, choosing academic medicine by default, serendipity, intellectual stimulation, mentors, research and teaching were among the areas specifically highlighted.
Parallel themes exist regarding how, why, and when US and international women physicians choose academic medicine as a career path.
对吸引医生投身学术事业的担忧是一个国际性问题。一项针对美国女医生的定性研究揭示了医生如何、何时以及为何选择医学学术职业的相关见解。当前的研究探讨了国际女医生对其医学学术职业选择的看法,并确定是否出现了不同的主题。我们通过采访加拿大、巴基斯坦、墨西哥和瑞典的女医生,扩展了2012年对美国女医生的研究,以获得关于选择学术职业的国际视角。根据先前研究中确定的主题对访谈进行了主题分析。基于对美国医生研究中确定的主题,对7名国际女医生的定性分析揭示了以下领域的平行主题:为何选择医学学术职业?契合度;人际关系;学术健康中心环境的各个方面。如何做出进入医学学术领域的决定?决策风格;情感因素。何时做出进入医学学术领域的决定?执业医生;研究员;医学生。工作与生活的平衡、默认选择学术医学、机缘巧合、智力刺激、导师、研究和教学是特别突出的领域。
美国和国际女医生在如何、为何以及何时选择医学学术作为职业道路方面存在平行主题。