scholarly journals Why Choose a Pathology Career?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Fielder ◽  
Francesca Watts ◽  
Christopher Howden ◽  
Ruta Gupta ◽  
Catriona McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Patient Interaction ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Major Teaching

Context.— There is a global decline in medical graduates pursuing pathology careers, resulting in a broadening gap between workforce demand and supply. Objective.— To determine causes of low popularity of pathology as a career and develop strategies to avoid a workforce crisis. Design.— An online survey was distributed and yielded 1247 responses, including 609 Australian medical students from 10 medical schools, 119 prevocational doctors from 10 major teaching hospitals in New South Wales, 175 residents, and 344 pathologists throughout Australia. Results.— Compared with pathology-uninterested peers, students and prevocational doctors interested in pathology careers were more likely to value research opportunities (57 of 166 [34.3%] pathology-interested respondents versus 112 of 521 [21.5%] pathology-uninterested respondents; odds ratio [OR] = 1.91, P < .001), have children (19 of 165 respondents [11.5%] versus 22 of 522 respondents [4.2%]; OR = 2.96, P < .001), and self-identify as introverted (87 of 167 respondents [52.1%] versus 179 of 526 respondents [34%]; OR = 2.1, P < .001). Those uninterested in pathology were more likely to value patient interaction (363 of 524 respondents [69.3%] versus 71 of 166 respondents [42.8%]; OR = 3.02, P < .001). Lack of exposure to pathology was the most-cited reason for rejecting pathology (after lack of patient interaction). There was poor understanding of the role of pathologists and low confidence in the ability to interpret histopathology reports among medical students and prevocational doctors. Negative stereotypes regarding pathologists were identified. Conclusions.— Active interventions increasing exposure of medical students and prevocational doctors to pathology as a career, as well as promotion of research opportunities and potential for work–life balance, are needed to address pending workforce shortages.

scholarly journals Undergraduate medical education: a national survey of consultant radiologists

2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (1112) ◽  
pp. 20200380 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Chew ◽  
PJ O’Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Large Drop ◽  
Current Role ◽  
Health Boards

Objective: Rising clinical demand and changes to Radiologists’ job plans mean it is becoming ever more difficult for Radiologists to teach medical students. The aim of this study was to assess the current role of Radiologists in undergraduate medical education in Scotland. Methods: Consultant Radiologists working across all 14 Scottish Health Boards were invited by email to participate in an anonymous short online survey. The survey ran for 6 weeks from November 2019. One reminder email was sent a week before the survey closed. Results: 102 responses were recorded, representing 34% of the total whole time equivalent Radiologists in Scotland. All agreed Radiology should be taught to medical students. Over 70% (n = 73) taught medical students, most often during supporting professional activity time. 76 percent of Radiologists who did not teach expressed a desire to do so. The most common barrier to teaching was not having enough time in their job plan. Scottish Radiologists delivered a median of 10 h (IQR 0–22) a year of teaching to medical students. Thematic analysis of free comments revealed staffing/time constraints severely limiting ability to teach. Conclusion: This is the first national survey to assess the current role of Radiologists in teaching medical students. While most are teaching or want to teach, there is a large drop-off between current Scottish and previously reported UK median teaching hours. Engagement from Universities, Royal College of Radiologists and Health Boards is urgently needed to reverse this trend. Advances in knowledge: This is the first national survey into the current role of Radiologists in undergraduate medical education. There is a large drop-off between current Scottish and previously reported UK median teaching hours.

Recruitment into psychiatry

2002 ◽  
Vol 180 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian F. Brockington ◽  
David B. Mumford
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Undergraduate Training ◽  
Career Plans ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Foreign Medical Graduates ◽  
Before And After

BackgroundDespite improvements in psychiatric teaching, British medical schools have never produced enough graduands aiming for psychiatry.AimsTo inform the strategy for improving recruitment.MethodA literature review.ResultsThe number of psychiatrists required depends on the role of psychiatry, which is constantly changing. The present requirement is about 250–300 per year, including replacements and new posts. The number of psychiatric trainees has always been higher than expected from the career plans of newly qualified doctors, but the number of British graduates passing the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Membership examination has still fallen short, requiring a supplement of foreign medical graduates. The recent 50% expansion in medical students may make this country self-sufficient.ConclusionsTo improve recruitment, the College should focus on influences before and after undergraduate training – the kind of student entering medical school and the factors favouring sustained psychiatric practice after graduation.

scholarly journals Predictors of medical students’ research degree pursuit

St open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ivan Buljan ◽  
Esther Park
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Participation ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Incremental Value ◽  
Research Careers ◽  
And Training

Aim: The evidence about factors predicting the desire of medical graduates for pursuing research careers are inconsistent. Identification of factors which influence decision for pursuing research career would be important information to medical schools to improve research environment for students. For that reason, we performed an international survey of medical students to analyze the factors predicting research careers in medicine. Methods: An international online survey of undergraduate and graduate medical students was performed, using the using the data from Res Medica student journal database, about their research activities, future interests and plans and desire to pursue research careers. Results: In total, 486 students took the survey. Logistic regression revealed a single significant factor influencing medical students’ desire to pursue a research degree: in-creased motivation for participation in research in future (R2=0.33). Conclusion: In order to encourage students and training doctors to more readily engage in research, exposure to re-search and research participation could have an incremental value to existing research education in medical schools.

scholarly journals How to Promote Learning of Evidence-Based Medicine Among Japanese Medical Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Kataoka ◽  
Takami Maeno ◽  
Takashi Inaba ◽  
Sayaka Ninn ◽  
Masatsune Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Based Medicine

Abstract Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has become increasingly widespread over the last 30 years. However, the ideal curriculum for undergraduate EBM education has yet to be developed. To establish an EBM curriculum suitable for the educational environment in Japan, we conducted a qualitative study to identify the elements needed to facilitate undergraduate EBM learning among Japanese medical students. Participants were supervising physicians working in teaching hospitals or clinics. Six physicians were interviewed individually from October 2019 to January 2020. The interviewees were asked about their own EBM learning and teaching experiences, what they kept in mind when teaching EBM to medical students and what they felt was needed to improve current undergraduate EBM education. Interview transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Thematic analysis extracted five themes: awareness of foreground questions in clinical practice, motivating learning through observation of role models, awareness of the role of medical students and active learning, understanding patient background as a starting point for practicing EBM, and prioritizing understanding “why” rather than “how” in EBM. Japanese medical students with limited clinical experience may first need to observe their supervisors practice EBM to develop the motivation to learn and grasp the bigger picture of EBM. It is important for medical students to develop an interest in their patients through conversations. Focusing on learning the rationale rather than the skills for practicing EBM may be the key to facilitating initial interest in undergraduate EBM education for subsequent continuous learning.

scholarly journals Designing and Implementing a Virtual Anatomic Pathology Elective During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237428952110102
Author(s):  
Emily M. Hartsough ◽  
Cade Arries ◽  
Khalid Amin ◽  
Deborah Powell
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Anatomic Pathology ◽  
Virtual Experiences ◽  
Residency Application ◽  
The University ◽  
Grand Rounds

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed conventional undergraduate medical education, converting previously in-person clerkships into virtual experiences. In order to allow students to gain exposure to the field of pathology, make connections with pathologists, and provide opportunities for letters of recommendation, the authors quickly developed a Virtual Anatomic Pathology Elective at the University of Minnesota. We succeeded in developing the foundation of a Virtual Anatomic Pathology Elective that allows for the rotation to be accessible not only to our medical students but also to international medical graduates and medical students from different programs. In 1 month, we were able to create a 4-week elective that was available before the start of the 2021 residency application season. We provided students with the closest possible experience to an in-person Anatomic Pathology Elective by developing an introductory week of lectures and assignments that provided structure for the rotation, introduced the field of anatomic pathology, and demonstrated the role of pathologists in health care. Furthermore, students attended virtual resident lectures and grand rounds, participated in virtual sign-out sessions, and presented an interesting case to the faculty at the end of their rotation. The goal was ultimately to customize the curriculum to students’ interests by making the rotation applicable to those applying to pathology as well as to other specialties (eg, general surgery, internal medicine, dermatology). Overall, we were able to design and implement a novel Virtual Anatomic Pathology Elective which we know can be effectively reproduced by other medical schools.

Investigating the Role of Electronic Planning within Planning Reform

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Williamson ◽  
Paul McFarland
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New South ◽  
Planning System ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
It Applications ◽  
Planning Staff

The limited research on e-Planning in Australia, a perceived slow take up of e-Planning in the New South Wales (NSW) planning system, and the release of a set of e-Planning recommendations as part of a larger planning reform package in November 2007 are the three main reasons for conducting this research. The goal of this paper is to discover the attitudes of planners in the NSW planning system toward Information Technology, and secondly, what the planners understanding of the e-Planning recommendations are. An online survey of 171 planning staff working in NSW local government was conducted during August and September 2008. The survey results confirmed that planners in the NSW planning system are using a wide variety of IT applications, and that although there are frustrations, their attitude is supportive of using IT in their workplace. Participants also demonstrated a strong understanding of the e-Planning recommendations with insightful additional comments collected about the advantages of e-Planning tools and the wider implications for the planning system. Overall, this research has investigated the attitude of planners and found them to be supportive and understanding of the new technologies that are largely yet to be implemented in their workplaces.

scholarly journals A Novel Approach to Support New Foundation Doctor Transition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsun Yu Kwan ◽  
Sharvari Vadeyar ◽  
Thuvarahan Amuthalingam
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Standing Problem

Abstract Background It is a long-standing problem that medical students feel unprepared for practice following graduation. Disruptions to final year education during the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated this situation. Methods An online webinar series called “FY1 Survival Guide” was designed to cover the topics of the hidden curriculum. New medical graduates from the globe were invited to attend. An online survey was conducted afterwards in order to assess the improvement in confidence levels and the effectiveness of web-based teaching. Results 76 responses were included. 85.5% showed an increase in preparedness after attending the series. 96.1% revealed the topics were not covered in medical school. Over half (55.3%) favoured online teaching in general. Conclusion Our results demonstrate that online teaching is tantamount to face-to-face training. It could be the prospective new practice of foundation doctor training, yet further research should be conducted on exploring how to standardise and promote this pedagogy.

Testing the Strain Theory of Suicide – The Moderating Role of Social Support

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Strains ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract. Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains and lessen their input in suicidal behavior. Aims: This study was designed to assess the moderating role of social support in the relation between strain and suicidality. Methods: A sample of 1,051 employees were recruited in Beijing, the capital of China, through an online survey. Moderation analysis was performed using SPSS PROCESS Macro. Social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and strains were assessed with the Psychological Strains Scale. Results: Psychological strains are a good predictor of suicidality, and social support, a basic need for each human being, moderates and decreases the effects of psychological strains on suicidality. Limitations: The cross-sectional survey limited the extent to which conclusions about causal relationships can be drawn. Furthermore, the results may not be generalized to the whole of China because of its diversity. Conclusion: Social support has a tendency to mitigate the effects of psychological strains on suicidality.

Selecting which touchpoints to manage for customer loyalty: an empirical analysis in retail banking

2019 ◽  
pp. 39-54
Author(s):  
Marco Ieva ◽  
Cristina Ziliani
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Customer Experience ◽  
Retail Banking ◽  
Customer Experience Management ◽  
Moderating Role

Customer Experience develops through a journey of touchpoints. However, little is known on the role of touchpoints in contributing to customer loyalty, which is the final aim of Customer Experience Management. This study provides an examination of the relative and moderating role of frequency and positivity of exposure to more than twenty touchpoints and their interplay in contributing to customer loyalty. An online survey on more than three thousand consumers is run with reference to retail banking. Results show that only a small number of touchpoints is significantly related to customer loyalty. Findings point companies' attention to invest their efforts in managing both the frequency and positivity of specific touchpoints.

Gender and Organizational Conflict Management: The Mediating Role of Personality

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Kościelniak ◽  
Jarosław Piotrowski ◽  
Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Conflict Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conflict Management Styles ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Big Five Model

Many authors examined the interplay between gender and conflict management preferences, but those findings were often mixed and inconsistent. In the current paper we tried to explain those inconsistencies by investigating the mediating role of personality for the relationship of gender and conflict management. Rahim's inventory was used for identifying five conflict management styles, and Big Five Model theory was a base for assessing participants' personality traits. Data were collected from a sample of 1,055 working Poles (52.7% women), in an online survey. Based on the structural equation modeling we detected multiple indirect mediating paths of gender on conflict management via personality traits, while no direct effect of gender was observed. Despite some limitations, the study sheds light on the actual role of gender in conflict behavior and the importance of personality traits in the conflict management, both from a theoretical and practical perspective.

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