Dynamics of Students' Career Choice: a Conceptual Framework-Based Qualitative Analysis Focusing on Primary Care.
Eva PfarrwallerHubert MaisonneuveCamille LaurentMilena AbbiatiJohanna SommerAnne BaroffioDagmar M HallerPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2023)
This study's narrative approach illustrates the dynamic nature of career choice and refines elements of a conceptual framework previously developed by the authors. Its findings underline the importance of exploration, for which personal experiences and observations of physicians' work are crucial. To advance efforts to make primary care a more attractive career, students must be sufficiently exposed to primary care in a safe and individualized environment and should be supported in all stages of their career choice process.