A team of supervisors from Auckland and Otago Universities is currently looking for Masters and/or PhD students to work with the MSOD project.
Introduction
About half of doctors make career decisions in the early postgraduate years, rather than during medical school. But we are aware from the international literature and our own research on Otago and UoA MBChB graduates that there are multiple factors that influence decision making starting with who is selected to become a medical student. Currently there is a mismatch between what doctors might decide as a career and the health workforce needs of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Medical Schools Outcomes Database (MSOD) is a national longitudinal project collecting information on intended career choices and locations. Medical students are surveyed at entry to and exit from medical school and graduates are surveyed 1, 3, 5 and 8 years after graduation. Included in the surveys, are 24 questions that ask about influences on career choices – respondents are asked to rate these in importance.
Aim
To better understand what factors influence the career decisions recently graduated doctors make. (using the database).
If you might be interested I can provide further information and contacts. garry.nixon@otago.ac.nz