Penttilä Elina, Hannula Samuli, Numminen Jura, Irjala Heikki, Selander Tuomas, Parmanne Piitu, Mäkitie Antti
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2020 Dec;79(1):1715710. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2020.1715710.
We determined the employment status of recently graduated otorhinolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons (ENT doctors) in Finland during the past 10 years. We also investigated the job vacancy rate of the Departments of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Department of ORL-HNS). An electronic questionnaire was sent to all ENT doctors who had graduated during 2007-2017 and to chief physicians of all Departments of ORL-HNS. Chi-square and Fisher's test were used in the analyses. Altogether 129 ENT doctors had graduated and 125 (96.9%) responded. Thirty (24%) physicians had been employed in a position that did not correspond to their ENT doctor training. All 30 chief physicians responded and a total of 306 physicians were working at their departments (215 ENT doctors, 91 residents). However, there were only 241 available positions (197 for ENT doctors, 44 for residents). It was estimated that 65 ENT doctors would retire within 10 years. At the moment there does not seem to be a significant shortage of ENT doctors in Finland. The current national volume of resident intake in the ENT training programme is twofold in comparison with the estimated retirement rate in the public sector.
我们确定了芬兰过去10年中刚毕业的耳鼻咽喉头颈外科医生（耳鼻喉科医生）的就业状况。我们还调查了耳鼻咽喉头颈外科（ORL-HNS科）的职位空缺率。向所有在2007年至2017年期间毕业的耳鼻喉科医生以及所有ORL-HNS科的主任医师发送了电子问卷。分析中使用了卡方检验和费舍尔检验。共有129名耳鼻喉科医生毕业，125名（96.9%）回复。30名（24%）医生受雇于与其耳鼻喉科医生培训不相符的职位。所有30名主任医师都做出了回复，共有306名医生在其科室工作（215名耳鼻喉科医生，91名住院医师）。然而，仅有241个可用职位（197个给耳鼻喉科医生，44个给住院医师）。据估计，65名耳鼻喉科医生将在10年内退休。目前芬兰似乎不存在耳鼻喉科医生的严重短缺。耳鼻喉科培训项目目前的全国住院医师招收量与公共部门估计的退休率相比是其两倍。
