Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, 6280 West Busselton, Australia.
Western Australia Country Health Service, 6000 Perth, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 20;17(4):1352. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041352.
This study uses data from a Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCSWA) and WA Country Health (WACHS) study on rural work intentions among junior doctors to explore their internal decision-making processes and gain a better understanding of how junior doctors make decisions along their career pathway. This was a qualitative study involving junior doctor participants in postgraduate years (PGY) 1 to 5 undergoing training in Western Australia (WA). Data was collected through semi-structured telephone interviews. Two main themes were identified: career decision-making as an on-going process; and early career doctors' internal decision-making process, which fell broadly into two groups ('explorers' and 'planners'). Both groups of junior doctors require ongoing personalised career advice, training pathways, and career development opportunities that best "fit" their internal decision-making processes for the purposes of enhancing rural workforce outcomes.
本研究使用了来自澳大利亚西部农村临床学院（RCSWA）和西澳农村卫生（WACHS）一项关于初级医生农村工作意愿的研究数据，旨在探讨他们的内部决策过程，并更好地了解初级医生如何在职业道路上做出决策。这是一项定性研究，涉及在西澳大利亚州（WA）接受培训的 PGY1 至 5 年级的初级医生参与者。数据通过半结构化电话访谈收集。确定了两个主要主题：职业决策是一个持续的过程；以及早期职业医生的内部决策过程，大致分为两组（“探索者”和“规划者”）。这两组初级医生都需要持续的个性化职业建议、培训途径和职业发展机会，以满足他们内部决策过程的需求，从而提高农村劳动力的成果。
