doctors in training step 2 2013 download

Not all specialties and locations in the UK were represented, meaning potential differences could not be fully explored. It also includes 41 trainers, including course directors and postgraduate deans. This qualitative study has a large and diverse population with 137 participants, including 96 trainees from all grades, UK and International Medical Graduates from White and Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, 6 medical specialties and 4 geographical areas in England and Wales. There are increasing concerns about incidence of burnout and the lack of work–life balance in doctors in the UK this study provides a timely account of junior doctors' experiences given fears that this may deteriorate further as a result of changes to junior doctors' contracts introduced in 2016. The proposed junior doctor contract was felt to exacerbate existing problems.

Female trainees frequently talked about having to choose a specialty they felt was more conducive to a work–life balance such as General Practice. Work–life imbalance was particularly severe for those with children and especially women who faced a lack of less-than-full-time positions and discriminatory attitudes. Low morale and harm to well-being resulted in some trainees feeling dehumanised. This made it challenging to cope with personal pressures, the stresses of which could then impinge on learning and training, while also leaving trainees with a lack of social support outside work to buffer against the considerable stresses of training. Trainees regularly moved workplaces which could disrupt their personal lives and sometimes led to separation from friends and family. Long hours at work were typically supplemented with revision and completion of the e-portfolio. Results Postgraduate training was characterised by work–life imbalance.

Doctors in training step 2 2013 download