1. Career intentions and perceptions of general practice on entry to medical school: baseline findings of a longitudinal survey at three UK universities
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Richard Darnton, Efthalia Massou, James Brimicombe, John Kinnear, Roger Tisi, Alys Burns, Diana F Wood, and Paul O Wilkinson
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career choice ,intention ,medical schools ,medical students ,perception ,primary healthcare ,prospective studies ,general practice ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Background: Medical graduates from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge have a lower intention to become GPs compared with other UK medical graduates. It is not clear to what extent this difference is present on admission to medical school. Aim: To compare the career intention and influencing factors of students on admission to different UK medical schools. Design & setting: First year of a 6-year prospective cohort study of medical students admitted in autumn 2020 to the three East of England medical schools: University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Cambridge (UOC), and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). Method: An online survey instrument was administered at the beginning of the first year. This measured self-reported career interests and various influencing factors, including perceptions of general practice. Results: UOC students declared a lower intention to become a doctor, a higher likelihood of choosing careers in pathology and public health, and a much lower likelihood of becoming a GP than students of UEA or ARU (all at P
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- 2021
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