Hausarzt oder Spezialist im In- oder Ausland?
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Hausarzt oder Spezialist im In- oder Ausland? / Bussche van den, Hendrik; Kromark, Kathrin; Köhl-Hackert, N; Robra, B; Rothe, K; Schmidt, A; Stosch, C; Wagner, R; Wonneberger, Carsten; Scherer, Martin; Alfermann, D; Gedrose, Benjamin.
in: GESUNDHEITSWESEN, Jahrgang 74, Nr. 12, 12, 01.12.2012, S. 786-792.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Hausarzt oder Spezialist im In- oder Ausland?
AU - Bussche van den, Hendrik
AU - Kromark, Kathrin
AU - Köhl-Hackert, N
AU - Robra, B
AU - Rothe, K
AU - Schmidt, A
AU - Stosch, C
AU - Wagner, R
AU - Wonneberger, Carsten
AU - Scherer, Martin
AU - Alfermann, D
AU - Gedrose, Benjamin
N1 - © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
PY - 2012/12/1
Y1 - 2012/12/1
N2 - This study investigated the career preferences of medical graduates in Germany with regard to discipline, place and position after the completion of postgraduate training. We also investigated differences in career options according to gender and region of study (former German Federal Republic vs. former German Democratic Republic).The study is based on a standardised postal survey among all last year medical students in the medical faculties of Erlangen, Giessen, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Cologne, Leipzig and Magdeburg in 2009. 2 107 persons were contacted and 1 012 (48%) participated in the survey.96% of participants stated their intention to pursue a postgraduate training in a medical discipline, and only 0.4% denied such an objective. 7% of the graduates preferred a career towards general practice, and a similar percentage preferred general internal medicine which usually also leads to a primary care activity. 84% aimed at becoming a medical specialist. In total, 28% intended to work in a specialist practice, and 10% in a general practice. Only one-fifth of the latter aimed at working in a countryside setting. 7% aimed at starting postgraduate training outside of Germany, and 8% preferred to work outside Germany after completion of the postgraduate training. In both cases, Switzerland was by far the most preferred country.The results contradict the thesis that young graduates are reluctant to enter clinical medicine. Working abroad is within the scope of less than 10% of the graduates. A dramatic difference between the demand for general practitioners and the career intentions of medical graduates is observed. Measures to increase the attractiveness of primary care, especially in the countryside, are urgently needed.
AB - This study investigated the career preferences of medical graduates in Germany with regard to discipline, place and position after the completion of postgraduate training. We also investigated differences in career options according to gender and region of study (former German Federal Republic vs. former German Democratic Republic).The study is based on a standardised postal survey among all last year medical students in the medical faculties of Erlangen, Giessen, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Cologne, Leipzig and Magdeburg in 2009. 2 107 persons were contacted and 1 012 (48%) participated in the survey.96% of participants stated their intention to pursue a postgraduate training in a medical discipline, and only 0.4% denied such an objective. 7% of the graduates preferred a career towards general practice, and a similar percentage preferred general internal medicine which usually also leads to a primary care activity. 84% aimed at becoming a medical specialist. In total, 28% intended to work in a specialist practice, and 10% in a general practice. Only one-fifth of the latter aimed at working in a countryside setting. 7% aimed at starting postgraduate training outside of Germany, and 8% preferred to work outside Germany after completion of the postgraduate training. In both cases, Switzerland was by far the most preferred country.The results contradict the thesis that young graduates are reluctant to enter clinical medicine. Working abroad is within the scope of less than 10% of the graduates. A dramatic difference between the demand for general practitioners and the career intentions of medical graduates is observed. Measures to increase the attractiveness of primary care, especially in the countryside, are urgently needed.
KW - Career Choice
KW - Data Collection
KW - General Practice
KW - Germany
KW - Health Manpower
KW - Internationality
KW - Medicine
KW - Students, Medical
U2 - 10.1055/s-0032-1311619
DO - 10.1055/s-0032-1311619
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
C2 - 22622844
VL - 74
SP - 786
EP - 792
JO - GESUNDHEITSWESEN
JF - GESUNDHEITSWESEN
SN - 0941-3790
IS - 12
M1 - 12
ER -