Career intention of dermatology trainees following completion of training

• DOI: 10.5750/jmer.v2i1.2044
• Publication Date: 2022-10-27T10:18:38Z
• Authors: Shendy Engelina; Tang Ngee Shim
• Keywords: Thematic Analysis; Demographics

Dermatology within the United Kingdom is facing significant challenges on service provision. registrars/trainees are backbone for future National Health Service but there a lack of literature their career intentions following completion training.
 We conducted semi-structured one-to-one interviews ten senior dermatology registrars West Midlands. Information demographics, intention and factors influencing decision were collected. A thematic analysis was used.
 The majority trainees felt ready to become consultant considered taking up substantive role. Personal professional equally influenced decision. Concerns related training revealed three themes: individual support, organisational issues curriculum. 
 study highlighted trainees’ range trajectories multifactorial process. Our findings have provided an understanding contemporary from more personal level data may offer important avenue research education.