• Murat Izgi, Betul Basaran, Ankay Yilbas Aysun A Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Hacettepe University, Altindag, Ankara, Turkey., Sennur Uzun, Almıla Gulsun Pamuk, and Meral Kanbak.
• Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Hacettepe University, Altindag, Ankara, Turkey. muratizgi@hotmail.com.
• BMC Med Educ. 2019 Sep 6; 19 (1): 342.

BackgroundThere is scant information about the factors that influence the career decisions of anesthesia residents in Turkey. The aim of this study was to determine the preferences of anesthesia residents in Turkey regarding future career and subspecialty training plans and practice location, and to determine the factors that influence those preferences.MethodsA 21-item e-questionnaire was administered to anesthesia residents who were registered with at least one of the two societies of anesthesiologists in Turkey. Data were collected on demographics and preferences regarding subspecialty training and future practice location.ResultsThe response rate of the survey was 41.04%. The percentages of participants who intended to pursue a fellowship in intensive care and algology were 12.1 and 23.1%, respectively; 21.7% of participants did not intend to pursue any fellowship training and the decision of 43.1% of the participants was uncertain. The most popular reasons for pursuing a fellowship were to perform compulsory service in a better place (47.2%) and improve earning potential (43.1%). Forty-two percent of participants did not intend to pursue any fellowship training because of their attention to general anesthesiology practice and 15.2% because of the additional compulsory service obligation following the training.ConclusionsThis study showed that the desirability of sub-specialization among anesthesia residents in Turkey could be accepted as low. This result seems to be associated with the additional compulsory service obligation.

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