• Postgrad Med J · Oct 2022

    Internal Medicine-Paediatrics residents' application of life design principles to career decisions.

    • Lynae Conyers, Sean Tackett, and Scott Wright.
    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
    • Postgrad Med J. 2022 Oct 1; 98 (1164): 788792788-792.

    BackgroundResidency is an important time for career planning. Little is known about how trainees make career decisions during this formative period.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to understand whether 'design thinking' activities help to inform Internal Medicine-Paediatrics (Med-Peds) residents' career decisions.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional survey of a national sample of fourth-year Med-Peds residents in May-July 2019 covering intended career, helpfulness of 'life design' strategies used to inform career decision and confidence with intended career plans. Bivariate analyses were performed to evaluate associations between used strategies and confidence with career plans.ResultsA total of 86/145 (59%) of residents responded to the survey. The most helpful activities for clarifying career decisions were immersive exposure to the career during residency, and reflecting on compatibility of careers with their views of life and work. Finding the right mentor was associated with higher confidence in one's intended career path (p<0.05). There were no significant differences with confidence in intended career plan by gender or career path. Career decisions made during the first 2 years of residency were associated with higher confidence than those made prior to or in the second half of residency (p=0.01 and p=0.004).ConclusionThis national survey of graduating Med-Peds residents reveals that proactive life design strategies were helpful in bringing clarity to their decision and were associated with higher confidence in intended career plans. These data should be of interest to residency training programmes in their efforts to support trainees with their career decisions.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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