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Journal of Medical Education

Abstract

Purpose: To understand the contributing factors behind Postgraduate year (PGY) doctors' decisions to choose a training hospital through self-administered questionnaire. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was completed by candidates on the day of recruitment interview at Hospital K. Results: 197 valid questionnaires were returned with a male to female ratio of 66 to 34. Five factors were determined from 27 questions utilizing exploratory factor analysis, with explained variance of 59.67%. These factors are categorized as: 1) interpersonal and learning environment; 2) organizational commitment and clinical work; 3) salary and past experiences; 4) students' subjective concept of PGY; and 5) student perceptions. In linear regression, factors 1 through 4 had an effect size of β =.56 on ＂students' perceptions＂, and it was statistically significant. Further hierarchical regression analyses on interaction between ＂salary and past experiences＂ and ＂interpersonal and learning environment＂ on ＂students' perceptions＂ were not statistically significant. Conclusions: PGY recruitment campaign towards ＂students' perceptions＂ was statistically significant. Guaranteed annual salary was once considered as an attractive factor, but our results showed that there was no regulatory effect on ＂students' perceptions＂ in this study. Hospital K could continue to explore ＂interpersonal and learning environment＂ of which its explanatory power was 51%, and allow it to have a greater influence.

First Page

143

Last Page

153

DOI

10.6145/jme.201909_23(3).0001

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