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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Factors influencing medical students and junior doctors in choosing a career in surgery
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
The Surgeon, March 2010
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.surge.2009.11.005 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
R.W. Glynn, M.J. Kerin |
| Abstract |
Identification of those factors which influence career choice will help to avoid a shortfall in surgical recruitment. We aimed to determine the views of medical students and junior doctors regarding influences on their career aspirations, such that potential disincentives to a career in surgery could be identified. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 107 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 104 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 20% |
| Researcher | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 24 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 58 | 54% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Psychology | 4 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 29 | 27% |