The career plans of Irish interns: Results of a national survey

Paul Finucane, T. O'Dowd

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Abstract

In anticipation of major changes in medical manpower in Ireland, we surveyed all interns about their career plans. Three hundred (65% of those surveyed) responded. There were clear gender differences in career plans and overall, only 15% planned a career in general practice. There was a negative perception about the quality of postgraduate training in Ireland and 93% planned to go overseas for training. These findings need to influence the debate on medical manpower and postgraduate training.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)149
Number of pages1
JournalIrish Medical Journal
Volume97
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - May 2004
Externally publishedYes

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