Career Choice and Workforce

Publications by CHES Members on Career Choice and Workforce:

• Factors influencing practice choices of early-career family physicians in Canada: a qualitative interview study

  Grudniewicz A, Randall E, Lavergne MR, Marshall EG, Jones L, Rudoler D, Horrey K, Mathews M, McKay M, Mitra G, Scott I. Factors influencing practice choices of early-career family physicians in Canada: A qualitative interview study. medRxiv. 2023:2023-05.

• Recruiting rural youth to healthcare careers: a scoping review protocol

  Bodell K, Fyfe TM, Maurice SB. Recruiting rural youth to healthcare careers: a scoping review protocol. Canadian Medical Education Journal. 2023 Jun 6.

• Recruiting the next generation of rural healthcare practitioners: the impact of an online mentoring program on career and educational goals in rural youth

  Oshiro J, Wisener K, Nash AL, Stanley B, Jarvis-Selinger S. Recruiting the next generation of rural healthcare practitioners: the impact of an online mentoring program on career and educational goals in rural youth. Rural and Remote Health. 2023 Sep 20;23(3):8216.

• Ending the generational blame game: Let us move forward with needed primary care change

  Lavergne MR, Moravac C, Scott I, McCracken RK, Hedden L, Grudniewicz A, Marshall EG. Ending the generational blame game: Let us move forward with needed primary care change. Canadian Family Physician. 2023 Aug;69(8):524.

• Changes in comprehensiveness of services delivered by Canadian family physicians: Analysis of population-based linked data in 4 provinces

  Lavergne MR, Rudoler D, Peterson S, Stock D, Taylor C, Wilton AS, Wong ST, Scott I, McGrail KM, McCracken RK, Marshall EG. Changes in comprehensiveness of services delivered by Canadian family physicians: Analysis of population-based linked data in 4 provinces. Canadian Family Physician. 2023 Aug 1;69(8):550-556.

• Productivity Decline or Administrative Avalanche? Examining Factors That Shape Changing Workloads in Primary Care

  Lavergne R, Peterson S, Rudoler D, Scott I, Mccracken R, Mitra G, Katz A. Productivity Decline or Administrative Avalanche? Examining Factors That Shape Changing Workloads in Primary Care. Healthcare Policy. 2023 Aug 1;19(1).

• Catalyzing the Next Generation: Interventions To Increase Medical Student Interest in Radiation Oncology

  Ingledew PA, Lalani N, Daly M, Campbell SR. Catalyzing the Next Generation: Interventions To Increase Medical Student Interest in Radiation Oncology. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2023 Apr 1;115(5):1017-1025.

• The Inception of the Canadian Medical Student Interest Group in Neurosurgery (CaMSIGN): A Student-Led Platform Dedicated to Neurosurgical Education, Research, Mentorship, and Advocacy

  Arfaie S, Farimani PL, Mashayekhi MS, Hakak-Zargar B, Hassanabad MF, Smith-Forrester J, Sader N, Hodaie M, Del Maestro R, Das S. The inception of the Canadian Medical Student Interest Group in Neurosurgery (CaMSIGN): A student-led platform dedicated to neurosurgical education, research, mentorship, and advocacy. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2023 Mar;50(2):301-302.

• Declining Comprehensiveness of Services Delivered by Canadian Family Physicians Is Not Driven by Early-Career Physicians

  Lavergne MR, Rudoler D, Peterson S, Stock D, Taylor C, Wilton AS, Wong ST, Scott I, McGrail KM, McCracken R, Marshall EG. Declining Comprehensiveness of Services Delivered by Canadian Family Physicians Is Not Driven by Early-Career Physicians. The Annals of Family Medicine. 2023 Mar 1;21(2):151-156.

• Changes over time in patient visits and continuity of care among graduating cohorts of family physicians in 4 Canadian provinces

  Rudoler D, Peterson S, Stock D, Taylor C, Wilton D, Blackie D, Burge F, Glazier RH, Goldsmith L, Grudniewicz A, Hedden L. Changes over time in patient visits and continuity of care among graduating cohorts of family physicians in 4 Canadian provinces. CMAJ. 2022 Dec 12;194(48):E1639-1646.

• Resident and early-career family physicians’ focused practice choices in Canada: a qualitative study

  Kabir M, Randall E, Mitra G, Lavergne MR, Scott I, Snadden D, Jones L, Goldsmith LJ, Marshall EG, Grudniewicz A. Resident and early-career family physicians’ focused practice choices in Canada: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice. 2022 May 1;72(718):e334-341.

• Where do rural family medicine residents in Canada train?

  Ellaway RH, Topps M, Kearney R, Hartford W, Bates J. Where do rural family medicine residents in Canada train? Canadian Family Physician. 2022 Feb 1;68(2):e39-48.

• “At the mercy of some of the regulations”: the impact of the residency match and return of service requirement on the early-career decisions of international medical graduates in Canada

  Mathews M, Ryan D, Randall E, Marshall EG, Goldsmith LJ, Jones L, Lavergne MR, Snadden D, Scott I, Wong ST, Stringer K. “At the mercy of some of the regulations”: the impact of the residency match and return of service requirement on the early-career decisions of international medical graduates in Canada. Human Resources for Health. 2022 Dec;20(1):1-10.

• Educational Studies Examining Knowledge of Substance Use Disorders and Career Aspirations Among Medical Trainees in an Inner-City Hospital

  Gooding L, Hamilton MA, Dong H, Wood E, Cullen W, Fairbairn N, Nolan S, Klimas J. Educational Studies Examining Knowledge of Substance Use Disorders and Career Aspirations Among Medical Trainees in an Inner-City Hospital. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2022 Jan 11;16(1):72-76.

• Early generalist placements are associated with family medicine career choice: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Shah A, Gasner A, Bracken K, Scott I, Kelly MA, Palombo A. Early generalist placements are associated with family medicine career choice: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Medical Education. 2021 Nov;55(11):1242-1252.

• Alternative payment models: A path forward

  Mitra G, Grudniewicz A, Lavergne MR, Fernandez R, Scott I. Alternative payment models: A path forward. Canadian Family Physician. 2021 Nov;67(11):805.

• Are we producing general surgeons who are ready for community or rural practice?

  Hiebert J, Chen L, Hwang H. Are we producing general surgeons who are ready for community or rural practice? Canadian Journal of Surgery. 2021 Sep;64(5):E467.

• Increasing recruitment trends to psychiatry in canada

  Morra A, Lee EK, Hamer DM, Fung K. Increasing Recruitment Trends To Psychiatry In Canada. Academic Psychiatry. 2021 Jun;45(3):401-402.

• How do I choose a job? factors influencing the career and employment decisions of physiotherapy graduates in Canada

  Hall M, Mori B, Norman K, Proctor P, Murphy S, Bredy H. How Do I Choose a Job? Factors Influencing the Career and Employment Decisions of Physiotherapy Graduates in Canada. Physiotherapy Canada. 2021 Apr 1;73(2):168-177.

• Engagement of nurse practitioners in primary health care in northern British Columbia: a mixed-methods study

  Wilson EC, Pammett R, McKenzie F, Bourque H. Engagement of nurse practitioners in primary health care in northern British Columbia: a mixed-methods study. Canadian Medical Association Open Access Journal. 2021 Jan 1;9(1):E288-294.

• Exploring the Contributions of Combined Model Regional Medical Education Campuses to the Physician Workforce

  Bates J, Grand’Maison P, Banner SR, Lovato CY, Eva KW. Exploring the contributions of combined model regional medical education campuses to the physician workforce. Academic Medicine. 2021 Mar 1;96(3):409-415.

• Anticipated challenges for medical students choosing a career in radiology during the covid-19 pandemic

  Darras KE, Patlas MN, Forster BB. Anticipated Challenges for Medical Students Choosing a Career in Radiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal. 2021 Feb;72(1):7-8.

• Promoting Career Selection Through a Comprehensive Enrichment Experience: A Review of the Canadian Radiation Oncology Summer Studentship

  Kang S, Caissie A, Kassam Z, Ingledew PA, Alfieri J, Parliament M, Bezjak A, Giuliani M. Promoting career selection through a comprehensive enrichment experience: A review of the Canadian Radiation Oncology Summer Studentship. International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics. 2020 May 1;107(1):27-32.

• Radiation oncology resident and program director perceptions of the job market and impact on well-being

  Lefresne S, Giambattista J, Ingledew PA, Carolan H, Olson RA, Loewen S. Radiation oncology resident and program director perceptions of the job market and impact on well-being. Cureus. 2020 Mar 5;12(3).

• Recruitment to psychiatry in Canada: a COUPE perspective

  Lee EK, Douglass AB, Morra A, Thangarasa T, Menezes NM, Oswald R, Hawa RJ, Fung K, Forget K, Waidyaratne-Wijeratne N, Murphy C. Recruitment to psychiatry in Canada: a COUPE perspective. Academic Psychiatry. 2020 Feb;44(1):116-117.

• The regional medical campus model and rural family medicine practice in British Columbia: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study.

  Lovato CY, Hsu HC, Bates J, Casiro O, Towle A, Snadden D. The regional medical campus model and rural family medicine practice in British Columbia: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study. Canadian Medical Association Open Access Journal. 2019 Apr 1;7(2):E415-420.

• The canadian pediatric surgery workforce: a 5-year prospective study

  Emil S, Langer JC, Blair G, Miller G, Aspirot A, Brisseau G, Hancock BJ. The Canadian pediatric surgery workforce: A 5-year prospective study. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2019 May 1;54(5):1009-1012.

• Regional differences in where and how family medicine residents intend to practise: a cross-sectional survey analysis.

  Lavergne MR, Scott I, Mitra G, Snadden D, Blackie D, Goldsmith LJ, Rudoler D, Hedden L, Grudniewicz A, Ahuja MA, Marshall EG. Regional differences in where and how family medicine residents intend to practise: a cross-sectional survey analysis. Canadian Medical Association Open Access Journal. 2019 Jan 1;7(1):E124-130.

• Predictors of rural family medicine practice in canada

  Mitra G, Gowans M, Wright B, Brenneis F, Scott I. Predictors of rural family medicine practice in Canada. Canadian family physician. 2018 Aug 1;64(8):588-596.

• Occupational therapy private practice workforce: issues in the 21st century

  Kobbero TK, Lynch CH, Boniface G, Forwell SJ. Occupational therapy private practice workforce: Issues in the 21st century: La main-œuvre en ergothérapie dans le secteur privé: Les enjeux du 21e siècle. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2018 Feb;85(1):58-65.

• Understanding how emergency medicine physicians survive and thrive in rural practice: a theoretical model. Rural and Remote Health.

  Kolhatkar A, Keesey A, Bluman B, Lynn BM, Wilkinson T. Understanding how emergency medicine physicians survive and thrive in rural practice: a theoretical model. Rural and Remote Health. 2017 Dec 1;17(4):1-14.

• Choice in medical education

  Scott I. Choice in medical education. Medical Education. 2017 Aug 1;51(8):779-781.

• One program, multiple training sites: Does site of family medicine training influence professional practice location?

  Jamieson JL, Kernahan J, Calam B, Sivertz KS. One program, multiple training sites: does site of family medicine training influence professional practice location? Rural and Remote Health. 2013 Dec 1;13(4):76-87.

• Student attrition in the Ontario midwifery education programme

  Wilson R, Eva K, Lobb DK. Student attrition in the Ontario midwifery education programme. Midwifery. 2013 Jun 1;29(6):579-584.

• Stability of Medical Student Career Interest: A Prospective Study

  Scott I, Gowans M, Wright B, Brenneis F. Stability of medical student career interest: a prospective study. Academic Medicine. 2012 Sep 1;87(9):1260-1267.

• Determinants of choosing a career in surgery

  Scott I, Gowans M, Wright B, Brenneis F. Determinants of choosing a career in surgery. Medical teacher. 2011 Dec 1;33(12):1011-1017.

• Which students will choose a career in psychiatry?

  Gowans MC, Epi GD, Wright BJ, Brenneis FR, Scott IM. Which students will choose a career in psychiatry? The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2011 Oct;56(10):605-613.

• Nature and nurture in the family physician’s choice of practice location

  Orzanco MG, Lovato C, Bates J, Slade S, Grand’Maison P, Vanasse A. Nature and nurture in the family physician’s choice of practice location. Rural and remote health. 2011 Sep 1;11(3):190-202.

• The differential impact of clerk interest and participation in a child and adolescent psychiatry clerkship rotation upon psychiatry and pediatrics residency matches

  Hanson MD, Szatmari P, Eva KW. The differential impact of clerk interest and participation in a child and adolescent psychiatry clerkship rotation upon psychiatry and pediatrics residency matches. Academic Psychiatry. 2011 Jul;35(4):226-231.

• Residency choices by graduating medical students: why not pathology?

  Hung T, Jarvis-Selinger S, Ford JC. Residency choices by graduating medical students: why not pathology? Human pathology. 2011 Jun 1;42(6):802-807.

• Determinants of choosing a career in family medicine

  Scott I, Gowans M, Wright B, Brenneis F, Banner S, Boone J. Determinants of choosing a career in family medicine. Cmaj. 2011 Jan 11;183(1):E1-8.

• Job location decisions of pharmacy graduates in British Columbia

  Pearson ML, Andres L. Job location decisions of pharmacy graduates in British Columbia. American journal of pharmaceutical education. 2010 May 1;74(4).

• We can see a future here: place attachment, professional identity, and forms of capital mobilized to deliver medical education in an underserviced area

  Hanlon N, Halseth G, Snadden D. “We can see a future here”: Place attachment, professional identity, and forms of capital mobilized to deliver medical education in an underserviced area. Health & place. 2010 Sep 1;16(5):909-915.

• If not, why not? reasons why Canadian postgraduate trainees chose-or did not choose-to become pathologists

  Ford JC. If not, why not? Reasons why Canadian postgraduate trainees chose—or did not choose—to become pathologists. Human pathology. 2010 Apr 1;41(4):566-573.

• Postgraduate physiotherapy training: interest and perceived barriers to participation in a clinical master’s degree programme

  Sran MM, Murphy S. Postgraduate physiotherapy training: interest and perceived barriers to participation in a clinical master’s degree programme. Physiotherapy Canada. 2009 Oct;61(4):234-243.

• Whether or wither some specialties: a survey of Canadian medical student career interest

  Scott IM, Wright BJ, Brenneis FR, Gowans MC. Whether or wither some specialties: a survey of Canadian medical student career interest. BMC medical education. 2009 Dec;9(1):1-6.

• Choosing a career in psychiatry: factors associated with a career interest in psychiatry among canadian students on entry to medical school

  Gowans MC, Glazier L, Wright BJ, Brenneis FR, Scott IM. Choosing a career in psychiatry: factors associated with a career interest in psychiatry among Canadian students on entry to medical school. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2009 Aug;54(8):557-564.

• Assessing Canadian medical students’ familiarity with and interest in pursuing a career in community medicine

  Hau MM, Tyler IV, Buxton JA, Elliott LJ, Harvey BJ, Hockin JC, Mowat DL. Assessing Canadian medical students’ familiarity with and interest in pursuing a career in community medicine. Canadian journal of public health. 2009 May;100(3):194-198.

• Emergency medicine as a career choice: a descriptive study of Canadian medical students

  Scott IM, Abu-Laban RB, Gowans MC, Wright BJ, Brenneis FR. Emergency medicine as a career choice: a descriptive study of Canadian medical students. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2009 May;11(3):196-206.