Objectives To determine the factors contributing to the junior doctor workforce retention crisis
in the UK using evidence collected directly from junior doctors, and to develop …

Objectives This paper reviews why tensions between service and education persist and
highlights that this is an area of medical education research (MER) that, to date, lacks a …

Objective To report the reasons why doctors are considering leaving medicine or the UK.
Design Questionnaire survey. Setting UK. Participants Questionnaires were sent three years …

Objective To report the career specialty choices of UK medical graduates of 2015 one year
after graduation and to compare these with the choices made at the same postgraduate …

Objectives This study draws on an in-depth investigation of factors that influenced the career
decisions of junior doctors. Setting Junior doctors in the UK can choose to enter specialty …

Objectives Multiple personal and work-related factors influence medical trainees' career
decision-making. The relative value of these diverse factors is under-researched, yet this …

Background The NHS is facing a workforce crisis. Responses to date have focused on
improving recruitment of staff, but less attention has been paid to retention. Aim To conduct a …

Background There has been much interest in the transitions along the medical education
continuum. However, little is known about how students from non-traditional backgrounds …

Background GPs are reporting increasing levels of burnout, stress, and job dissatisfaction,
and there is a looming GP shortage. Promoting resilience is a key strategy for enhancing the …

Introduction The wish to quit or take time out of medical training appears to be related, at
least in part, to a strong desire for supportive working and learning environments. However …