Holden J, Evans P
Royal College of General Practitioners, London.
Br J Gen Pract. 1998 Mar;48(428):1073-5.
The Royal College of General Practitioners has offered international travel scholarships for the past decade. Each year a number of general practitioners travel from the UK to work or study assisted by the scheme, while others come to this country for similar purposes.
To investigate the value of international scholarships for recipients and others.
All those receiving awards in 1988-94 were surveyed by postal questionnaire.
Fifty-one out of 58 award winners (88%) replied. Almost all cited some of a wide variety of personal benefits from international travel, and some established continuing links with colleagues overseas. Many gave examples of useful results for others, both patients and colleagues. Scholarships appear to have made a significant contribution to careers, especially for those based outside Britain.
Relatively modest travel scholarships were viewed both favourably in hindsight and produced a wide range of benefits to recipients, colleagues, and patients. International travel should probably be considered more widely in career planning.
在过去十年里,皇家全科医师学院一直提供国际旅行奖学金。每年都有一些全科医师在该计划的资助下从英国前往其他国家工作或学习,也有其他人出于类似目的来到英国。
调查国际奖学金对获得者及其他人的价值。
通过邮寄问卷对1988年至1994年期间所有获得奖学金的人进行了调查。
58名获奖者中有51人(88%)回复了问卷。几乎所有人都提到了国际旅行带来的各种各样的个人益处,有些人还与海外同事建立了持续的联系。许多人列举了对他人(包括患者和同事)产生的有益成果。奖学金似乎对职业生涯有重大贡献,尤其是对那些不在英国工作的人。
相对适度的旅行奖学金事后看来受到好评,并为获得者、同事和患者带来了广泛的益处。在职业规划中,或许应更广泛地考虑国际旅行。