Dr. Ian Scott
Topic: Trends and Issues in Medical Student Career Choice
Date: November 16, 2011
Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm (Lunch will be served at DHCC)
Location:
- Diamond Health Care Centre 2267
- IRC 305
- CWH 2D22
- MSB 210
- RJH 125
- NHSC 9-374
- UHNBC 5009 (Port #1)
Abstract
How medical students choose their careers is embedded within the larger context of how humans make choice. Choice theories often assume a rational actor but there are often internal and external limitations to rational choice. These theories may give insight into how medical students make high stakes career decisions soon after the midpoint of their undergraduate medical training and current theories of choice will be explored in the context of medical student career choice. These student decisions have substantial influence on the mix of health care providers in the current system as student choice puts significant pressure on both the mix of postgraduate training positions and the number of certificants from each speciality in medicine.
To explore the concept of choice, the findings from a number of our career choice studies will be explored:
- To determine how closely the career preference of students entering medical school aligns with the current physician mix in Canada
- To determine predictors of choosing a career in the higher ranked disciplines
- To examine switching patterns
Biography
Dr. Ian Scott obtained his medical degree in 1991, his CCFP in 1993, his FRCPC in Community Medicine in 1997 and a Masters in Health Research Methodology in 2008 from McMaster University. Prior to joining UBC he worked as a community HIV primary care physician. He joined UBC in 1999 as the Director of Undergraduate Family Practice Programs, a position he continues to hold today. At the national level, he serves as the Chair of the College of Family Physicians of Canada Undergraduate Education Office. He is currently in a number of leadership roles addressing curriculum renewal at UBC. His research has focused on medical education, particularly medical student career choice as well as lay health perceptions of marginalized women. He has published over 20 articles in peer reviewed journals in these areas.
Accreditation:
As an organization accredited to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS), the UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development designates this educational program as meeting the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 1.5 Mainpro-M1 credits (per session). This program has been reviewed and approved by UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development. Each physician should claim only those credits he/she actually spent in the activity.
Accreditation Statement:
The CHES Research Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.