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Chris McManus
i.mcmanus@ucl.ac.uk
1990 Cohort Study of Doctors: 2002/2003 follow-up
How would you describe your current job? If not employed, tick here G and describe your most recent post.
Sessions (half-days)
Level
Speciality
per week
1.
Main Medical post
Subsidiary Medical post(s)
Non-medical post
IF YOU ARE ENTIRELY IN A NON-MEDICAL JOB, PLEASE COMPLETE AS MANY OF THE REMAINING QUESTIONS AS POSSIBLE.
Not working
Other non-medical
Other medical
Medical work abroad
GP Principal
GP Assistant
GP Registrar
Other hospital grades
Trust doctor
Staff grade
Consultant
Assistant Specialist
Lecturer/Researcher
SpR
SHO
PRHO
Please describe the posts you have held from 1995 until the present day. For each half year put a tick to indicate the
level of post you held. (Do not worry about being too precise; for instance, if an SHO post was from Aug 96 until Feb 97 then just
put a tick under the second half of 1996). If you were working in several categories then tick them all.
Student
2.
If
parttime,
tick
here
Speciality (e.g. General &
Gastro-intestinal Surgery)
1995 - i
1995 - ii
1996 - i
1996 - ii
1997 - i
1997 - ii
1998 - i
1998 - ii
1999 - i
1999 - ii
2000 - i
2000 - ii
2001 - i
2001 - ii
2002 - i
2002 - ii
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Would you like to work part-time in the future? No / Yes
If Yes, a) will this be: During training only / When training is completed / During and after training ?
b) what is the main reason: Research / Illness or disability /Private or social life /Other _____________
Are you on the Flexible Training Scheme? : No / Yes If Yes, when did you join it? __________
Have you been awarded a CCST ? No / Yes
If Yes, when was it awarded?
____________
If No, do you have a CCST date? No / Yes ____________
Have you completed GP training? No / Yes
If Yes, when did you complete training?
If No, do you expect to complete GP training? No / Yes (when?)____
How attractive would be each of these eleven broad areas of medical practice to you as a career:
Extremely
attractive
Anaesthetics
General Practice
Hospital medicine
Medical administration
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Pathology (inc. Microbiology, Haematology, etc.)
Paediatrics & Child Health
Psychiatry / Mental health
Public Health / Community Medicine
Radiology / Radiotherapy
Research
Surgery (inc A&E and Ophthalmology)
Very
attractive
Fairly
attractive
Fairly
unattractive
Very
unattractive
8.
What post-graduate examinations such as Degrees, Memberships, Fellowships, Diplomas, and Certificates have you
obtained? For Memberships or Fellowships taken in several parts, please describe each part separately.
Part
Year
Qualification
Part
Year
Qualification
Part
Year
Qualification
9.
Since qualification have you spent any time as a researcher? No / Yes
If Yes, How long did you spend?
____months _____ years ?
Was it full-time or part-time?
Full-time / Part-time (if so, what percentage? ______)
Are you presently registered for a research degree? No / Yes (MD / PhD / Other)
If No, do you intend to register? Definitely No / Probably No / Probably Yes/ Definitely Yes
How many peer-reviewed research papers have you published? None / 1-2 / 3-5 / 6-10 / 11-20 / 21-50 / 51-100 / 100+
Did you publish any peer-reviewed research papers as an undergraduate? None / 1-2 / 3-5 / 6+
Is your husband / wife / partner qualified as a doctor? No / Yes
Is your husband / wife / partner qualified as a non-medical health-care professional? No / Yes
Is your husband / wife / partner working at present? Full-time / Part-time / Not working
How many children do you have? _____ What years were they born? ____________________________________
How many patients do you see in a typical week?
Emergency admissions _______
Routine admissions ________
Day care ________
Out-Patient Department _______ General Practice _________
Other
________
How well do the following statements describe your approach to patient care?
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Does not
apply
at all
Applies a
little
Applies
somewhat
Applies
quite Applies a
a bit great deal
I find the uncertainty involved in patient care is disconcerting
When I am uncertain of a diagnosis I should share that information with patients
I worry that other doctors would doubt my ability
if they knew about my mistakes in patient care
I find not being sure of what is best for a patient is one of the
most stressful parts of being a doctor
I am frustrated when I do not know a patient's diagnosis
I never tell other doctors about mistakes I have made in patient care
If I shared my uncertainties with my patients then they would lose confidence in me
I have chosen a speciality that minimises the uncertainties of patient care
19.
How well do the following statements describe your work style?
i. At work I find it difficult to organise my time effectively
ii. I find that studying new things can often be really exciting
iii. When I have something to do at work, I like to know precisely what is expected
iv. Some of the issues that crop up at work are so interesting
that I pursue them though they are not part of my job
v. My habit of putting off work leaves me with far too much catching up to do
vi. I prefer the work I am doing to be clearly structured
vii. I like to play around with ideas of my own even if they don’t get me very far
viii. Although I generally remember facts and details,
I find it difficult to fit them together into an overall picture
ix. I think it’s important to look at problems rationally and logically
without making intuitive jumps
x. I spend a good deal of my spare time learning about things related to my work
xi. Often I have to read things without having a chance to really understand them
xii. When I learn something new at work I put a lot of effort into memorising important facts
xiii. There is a real opportunity in my job for me to choose the particular things I work on
xiv. My work colleagues really try hard to get to know one another
xv. My work load is too heavy
xvi. I have a lot of choice about the work I do
xvii. The non-medical people I work with make a real effort
to understand the difficulties doctors have with their work
xiii. My job requires me to do too many different things
ix. I pretty much decide how to do my work
xx. My coworkers are supportive and friendly towards me
xxi. There seems to be too much work to get through in my job
Definitely
disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Somewhat Definitely
agree
agree
20.
How often do the following statements describe the way you feel about working as a doctor?
Every
day
21.
22.
A few
times a
week
Once a
week
A few
Once a A few
times a month or times a
month
less
year
Never
How has your health been in general over the past few weeks. Have you recently:
Better than usual
Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
Not at all
No more than usual
Rather more than usual
Much more than usual
More so than usual
Same as usual
Less useful than usual
Much less useful
More so than usual
Same as usual
Less so than usual
Much less capable
Not at all
No more than usual
Rather more than usual
Much more than usual
Not at all
No more than usual
Rather more than usual
Much more than usual
More so than usual
Same as usual
Less so than usual
Much less than usual
More so than usual
Same as usual
Less able than usual
Much less able
Not at all
No more than usual
Rather more than usual
Much more than usual
Not at all
No more than usual
Rather more than usual
Much more than usual
Not at all
No more than usual
Rather more than usual
Much more than usual
More so than usual
About same as usual
Less so than usual
Much less than usual
Please indicate how well each of the following statements describes you:
Describes me
very badly
Describes Describes Describes
me very
me fairly
me
well
well
poorly
i. I day dream and fantasise with some regularity about things that might happen to me
ii. I sometimes find it difficult to see things from another person's point of view
iii. Sometimes I don't feel very sorry for other people when they are having problems
iv. In emergency situations I feel apprehensive and ill-at-ease
v. I try to look at everybody's side of a disagreement before I make a decision
vi. Becoming extremely involved in a good book or movie is somewhat rare for me
vii. Other people's misfortunes do not usually disturb me a great deal
viii. Being in a tense, emotional situation scares me
ix. I am usually pretty effective in dealing with emergencies
x. I would describe myself as a pretty soft-hearted person
xi. I really get involved with the feelings of the characters in a novel
xii. Before criticising somebody I try to imagine how I would feel if I were in their place
xiii. I'm always willing to admit it when I make a mistake
xiv. No matter who I'm talking to, I'm always a good listener
xv. I sometimes feel resentful when I don't get my way
xvi. I am able to do things as well as most other people
xvii. I feel useless at times
xviii. I take a positive attitude towards myself
xix. At times I am inclined to feel that I am a failure
23.
Each pair of phrases describes two behaviours. Each of us is somewhere between the two extremes. Put a mark between
the two to best describe yourself.
+++ ++ +
- + ++ +++
Not at all independent
Very independent
Not at all emotional
Very emotional
Very rough
Very gentle
Not at all competitive
Very competitive
Not at all kind
Very kind
Not at all aware of feelings of others
Very aware of feelings of others
Gives up very easily
Never gives up easily
Not at all self confident
Very self confident
24.
Do you agree with the way these statements describe you as a person?
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
agree
25. Think about your chosen career
speciality. Briefly describe a particular
event that helped convince you that the
career was right for you.
Was there an event that nearly put you
off this career? Please briefly describe
it.
26. Think about a career that you
might have chosen but didn’t. Briefly
describe a particular event which
convinced you it was not right for you.
Was there an event that nearly made
you regret your decision not to enter this
career? Please briefly describe it.
27. Have you ever regretted your decision to become a doctor?
Never / Occasionally / Moderately often / Very often
Whatever your answer, what is your
main reason?
28. Do you think that you have had a successful career so far?
Definitely Yes / Probably Yes/ Probably No / Definitely No
Whatever your answer, what is your
main reason?
29. How long did it take you to complete this questionnaire? ___________minutes
Thank you for completing this detailed questionnaire and helping with the survey.
This questionnaire is entirely for the purposes of research. Both for your
own reassurance and as a normal part of research ethics, we would be
grateful if you would acknowledge the declaration by initialling it.
DECLARATION: This questionnaire is entirely for the purposes of educational
research, its contents will be kept strictly confidential, will not be made known to
anyone outside of the research study, and will not otherwise be disclosed or
published except in an aggregated form in which individuals cannot be identified.
I C McManus MA MD PhD FRCP
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