Congratulations to final year PhD Student Gillian Scanlan on the publication of her article in the BMJ Open.
This study utilized a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) method. The DCE was distributed to all Foundation Programme Year 2 (F2) doctors across Scotland. The aim was to investigate the relative value of UK doctors’ preferences for different training post characteristics during the time period when they either apply for specialty or core training or take time out.
Both location and specific job-related attributes are highly valued by F2 doctors when deciding their future. This intelligence can inform workforce policy to focus their efforts in terms of making training posts attractive to this group of doctors to enhance recruitment and retention.