Lane G, Dunne C, English A, Finucane P, O'Connor R, Griffin M, O'Sullivan B, Hanrahan C, McGrath D, O'Donovan N, Cullen W
Ir Med J. 2014 Feb;107(2):55-7.
Increased care provision and clinical activity in General Practice in Ireland will have important manpower implications. Recent developments in medical education policy including the introduction of graduate-entry medical degree programmes may help address this issue. The aim of this study was to determine GP career intentions among students on an Irish graduate-entry medical degree programme and to identify factors that influence these. An electronic cross-sectional study of students at University of Limerick Graduate-Entry Medical School (UL-GEMS) was undertaken. We received 139 replies (78% response rate). 41 (29%) reported GP was their current preferred career choice, while 29 (19%) reported it was their preferred career choice on entry to medical school. This first study to present data on GP career intentions among graduate-entry students in Ireland highlights the specialty as a popular preferred career choice among students, both on entry to, and during medical school. The study also identifies factors which are likely to be important in determining career intentions. Further research to examine this issue at other graduate-entry medical schools in Ireland and to determine whether our findings are pursued over time amongst graduates is a priority.
爱尔兰全科医疗中护理服务和临床活动的增加将对人力产生重要影响。医学教育政策的最新发展，包括引入本科后医学学位课程，可能有助于解决这一问题。本研究的目的是确定爱尔兰本科后医学学位课程学生的全科医生职业意向，并找出影响这些意向的因素。对利默里克大学本科后医学院（UL-GEMS）的学生进行了一项电子横断面研究。我们收到了139份回复（回复率为78%）。41人（29%）表示全科医生是他们目前首选的职业，而29人（19%）表示这是他们进入医学院时首选的职业。这项首次呈现爱尔兰本科后学生全科医生职业意向数据的研究表明，该专业在学生进入医学院时以及在校期间都是受欢迎的首选职业。该研究还确定了在决定职业意向方面可能很重要的因素。进一步研究以在爱尔兰其他本科后医学院校考察这一问题，并确定随着时间推移我们的研究结果在毕业生中是否得到落实，这是当务之急。
