Foundation rotations in medical training: is it love at first sight?

作者：H. Royer Collins, Catherine Eley, George Y. Kohler, Holly Morgan · 发表于：Postgraduate Medical Journal · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140198 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Diversity and Career in Medicine、Medical Education and Admissions、Dental Education, Practice, Research

PURPOSE OF STUDY: Factors influencing physician specialty choice is a prominent topic given the recruitment challenges faced by various specialties. We aimed to assess whether specialty exposure in the first foundation year was a positive predictive factor for permanent career choice. STUDY DESIGN: A questionnaire-based study was distributed online using a survey tool. Questions recorded the foundation rotations of participants as well as their chosen medical specialty. RESULTS: 1181 responses were included in the analysis. 23% of respondents had undertaken a Foundation Year 1 (F1) rotation in their career specialty. Having undertaken a foundation rotation in anaesthetics, cardiology, emergency medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genito-urinary medicine, intensive care, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, paediatrics, palliative care, psychiatry, radiology, respiratory and rheumatology was found to be statistically significantly linked to choosing that specialty as a career (p<0.01). There was a significant correlation between the second foundation rotation and career choice (p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS: For many specialties, direct experience within foundation training has a positive effect on later career choice.