Factors Influencing Career Choices of Medical School Faculty.

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze career choices patterns among medical school faculty; A group of 95 physician-teachers from this school answered a 25-item questionnaire. Several statistical procedures were used to define the instrument´s properties and the subjects´ response. Five dimensions of influence were identified: altruism and social outlook, role model, intellectual curiosity, personal fit, and practical convenience. Altogether the subjects showed a moderate multi-item level of positive influence that was stronger for intellectual-curiosity and personal-fit items. Subgroups with distinct levels of influence were identified especially regarding the dimensions of altruism and orientation model. The subjects´ response patterns were related to affiliation with clinical specialty but not to gender, teaching experience, or graduation from the same school. In conclusion, the questionnaire appears to be a useful tool for differentiating the response patterns associated with career choice and the school´s mentoring profile.

摘要：本研究旨在分析医学院教职员工的职业选择模式。研究招募该校95名医师兼教师参与一项包含25个题项的问卷调查，并采用多种统计方法对该问卷的量表属性及受试者作答情况进行分析。
研究共识别出5项职业选择影响维度：利他主义（altruism）与社会观念（social outlook）、榜样示范（role model）、求知欲（intellectual curiosity）、个人适配性（personal fit）及实际便利性（practical convenience）。整体而言，受试者在各维度题项上呈现中等程度的正向影响感知，其中求知欲与个人适配性维度的正向影响更为显著。
研究还识别出具有不同影响感知水平的亚群体，尤其在利他主义与职业导向模型（orientation model）维度上差异突出。受试者的作答模式与临床专科归属相关，但与性别、教学年限及本校毕业背景均无关联。
综上，该问卷可作为有效研究工具，用于区分与职业选择相关的作答模式以及该校的导师培养特征。