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  • Factors associated with interest in psychiatry in UK medical students: qualitative study

  • Grace Crowley, Sube Banerjee, Lisa Page, Stephanie Daley
  • Journal:
    BJPsych Bulletin / Volume 47 / Issue 1 / February 2023
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    09 August 2021, pp. 48-55
    Print publication:
    February 2023
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  • Aims and method

    This study aimed to explore factors that positively influence UK medical students’ interest in psychiatry. Delegates and committee members of the National Student Psychiatry Conference 2018 were invited to participate in individual semi-structured interviews. Nine interviews were conducted. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis.

    Results:

    Four core themes emerged: psychiatry education and exposure, role of a psychiatrist, fitting in, and factors external to medical school. All students had some degree of interest in mental health before medical school, but placement and extra-curricular factors were strongly influential.

    Implications

    Interest in psychiatry may be promoted by facilitating student exposure to enthusiastic psychiatrists and psychiatry subspecialties, encouraging extra-curricular activities and identifying early those with pre-existing interest in mental health on admission to medical school. Aspects of psychiatry that should be promoted include the potential to make a positive difference to patients’ lives and the teamworking elements of the specialty.

  • 19 - Career Development of Women

  • from Section 4 - Work and Family Issues
  • Edited by Fanny M. Cheung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Diane F. Halpern, Claremont McKenna College, California
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of the International Psychology of Women
    Published online:
    20 July 2020
    Print publication:
    06 August 2020, pp 275-288

  • Summary

    This chapter discusses conceptualization, research, and intervention issues related to the career development of women. First, social and psychological factors affecting the career development of women are reviewed. Second, recent theoretical advances and formulations in career development most relevant to understanding the career challenges of women are examined. Third, research findings related to gender differences in career choices and interests are examined, including those that seek to explain differences in STEM-related interests and careers. Fourth, implications for career guidance and counseling are discussed in light of the literature reviewed. Overall, this chapter seeks to enrich the literature on the career development of women using an international perspective and suggest career development practices that can move our societies toward achieving greater gender equity.

  • Career Preferences of Nursing Students*

  • Odette N. Gould, Anna MacLennan, Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard
  • Journal:
    Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement / Volume 31 / Issue 4 / December 2012
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    19 October 2012, pp. 471-482

  • This study investigates novice and experienced student nurses’ attitudes about caring for patients across the lifespan. Students were also asked why they would enjoy or not enjoy caring for children and older adults. Both novice (n = 114) and advanced (n = 56) nursing students were relatively positive about caring for patients across the lifespan. However, novices were significantly more negative about working with older patients, particularly after experiencing a first clinical placement. In contrast, a significant quadratic effect was found for advanced students, indicating more negativity about working with both children and older adults. When giving reasons for why they would enjoy caring for older patients, novices were more likely than were advanced students to focus on stereotypical characteristics and on negative health outcomes of older adults as a group. Overall, results suggest that the attitudes driving career interests in nursing students change as training advances.