| Title |
Perceptions of UK medical graduates’ preparedness for practice: A multi-centre qualitative study reflecting the importance of learning on the job
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-13-34 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jan C Illing, Gill M Morrow, Charlotte R Rothwell nee Kergon, Bryan C Burford, Beate K Baldauf, Carol L Davies, Ed B Peile, John A Spencer, Neil Johnson, Maggie Allen, Jill Morrison |
| Abstract |
There is evidence that graduates of different medical schools vary in their preparedness for their first post. In 2003 Goldacre et al. reported that over 40% of UK medical graduates did not feel prepared and found large differences between graduates of different schools. A follow-up survey showed that levels of preparedness had increased yet there was still wide variation. This study aimed to examine whether medical graduates from three diverse UK medical schools were prepared for practice. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 27% |
| Australia | 2 | 18% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| Austria | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 45% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 45% |
| Scientists | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 282 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 48 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 48 | 17% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 36 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 72 | 25% |
| Unknown | 45 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 161 | 56% |
| Social Sciences | 22 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 2% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 26 | 9% |
| Unknown | 53 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
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#5,509,484
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Outputs from BMC Medical Education
#1,011
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#43,621
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Education
#13
of 42 outputs
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