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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: The UK medical education system faces a complex landscape of specialty training choices and heightened competition. The Factors Affecting Specialty Training Preference Among UK Medical Students (FAST) study addresses the need to understand the factors influencing UK medical students\' specialty choices, against a backdrop of increasing challenges in health care workforce planning.
OBJECTIVE: The primary objectives of the FAST study are to explore UK medical students\' preferred specialties and the factors that influence these choices. Secondary objectives are to evaluate students\' confidence in securing their chosen specialty, to understand how demographic and academic backgrounds affect their decisions, and to examine how specialty preferences and confidence levels vary across different UK medical schools.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey design will be used to collect data from UK medical students. The survey, comprising 17 questions, uses Likert scales, multiple-choice formats, and free-text entry to capture nuanced insights into specialty choice factors. The methodology, adapted from the Ascertaining the Career Intentions of UK Medical Students (AIMS) study, incorporates adjustments based on literature review, clinical staff feedback, and pilot group insights. This approach ensures comprehensive and nondirective questioning. Data analysis will include descriptive statistics to establish basic patterns, ANOVA for group comparisons, logistic regression for outcome modeling, and discrete choice models for specialty preference analysis.
RESULTS: The study was launched nationally on December 4, 2023. Data collection is anticipated to end on March 1, 2024, with data analysis beginning thereafter. The results are expected to be available later in 2024.
CONCLUSIONS: The FAST study represents an important step in understanding the factors influencing UK medical students\' career pathways. By integrating diverse student perspectives across year groups and medical schools, this study seeks to provide critical insights into the dynamics of specialty, or residency, selection. The findings are anticipated to inform both policy and educational strategies, aiming to align training opportunities with the evolving needs and aspirations of the future medical workforce. Ultimately, the insights gained may guide initiatives to balance specialty distribution, improve career guidance, and improve overall student satisfaction within the National Health Service, contributing to a more stable and effective health care system.
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OBJECTIVE: The primary objectives of the FAST study are to explore UK medical students\' preferred specialties and the factors that influence these choices. Secondary objectives are to evaluate students\' confidence in securing their chosen specialty, to understand how demographic and academic backgrounds affect their decisions, and to examine how specialty preferences and confidence levels vary across different UK medical schools.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey design will be used to collect data from UK medical students. The survey, comprising 17 questions, uses Likert scales, multiple-choice formats, and free-text entry to capture nuanced insights into specialty choice factors. The methodology, adapted from the Ascertaining the Career Intentions of UK Medical Students (AIMS) study, incorporates adjustments based on literature review, clinical staff feedback, and pilot group insights. This approach ensures comprehensive and nondirective questioning. Data analysis will include descriptive statistics to establish basic patterns, ANOVA for group comparisons, logistic regression for outcome modeling, and discrete choice models for specialty preference analysis.
RESULTS: The study was launched nationally on December 4, 2023. Data collection is anticipated to end on March 1, 2024, with data analysis beginning thereafter. The results are expected to be available later in 2024.
CONCLUSIONS: The FAST study represents an important step in understanding the factors influencing UK medical students\' career pathways. By integrating diverse student perspectives across year groups and medical schools, this study seeks to provide critical insights into the dynamics of specialty, or residency, selection. The findings are anticipated to inform both policy and educational strategies, aiming to align training opportunities with the evolving needs and aspirations of the future medical workforce. Ultimately, the insights gained may guide initiatives to balance specialty distribution, improve career guidance, and improve overall student satisfaction within the National Health Service, contributing to a more stable and effective health care system.
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摘要：
背景：英国医学教育体系面临着专业培训选择和竞争加剧的复杂局面。影响英国医学生专业培训偏好的因素（FAST）研究解决了需要了解影响英国医学生专业选择的因素，在医疗保健劳动力规划面临越来越多挑战的背景下。
目的：FAST研究的主要目标是探索英国医学生的首选专业和影响这些选择的因素。次要目标是评估学生对确保他们选择的专业的信心，了解人口统计和学术背景如何影响他们的决定，并检查不同英国医学院的专业偏好和信心水平如何变化。
方法：将使用横断面调查设计来收集英国医学生的数据。调查,包括17个问题，使用李克特音阶,多项选择格式，和自由文本输入，以捕捉对专业选择因素的细微见解。方法论,改编自英国医学生职业意向确定（AIMS）研究，纳入基于文献综述的调整，临床工作人员的反馈，和试点小组的见解。这种方法确保了全面和非指导性的提问。数据分析将包括描述性统计，以建立基本模式，用于组比较的方差分析，用于结果建模的逻辑回归，和专业偏好分析的离散选择模型。
结果：该研究于2023年12月4日在全国范围内启动。数据收集预计将于2024年3月1日结束，此后开始数据分析。结果预计将在2024年晚些时候公布。
结论：FAST研究代表了理解影响英国医学生职业道路的因素的重要一步。通过整合跨年度小组和医学院的不同学生观点，这项研究旨在提供对专业动态的关键见解，或居住权，选择。这些发现预计将为政策和教育战略提供信息，旨在使培训机会与未来医务人员不断变化的需求和愿望保持一致。最终,获得的见解可能会指导平衡专业分布的举措，改善职业指导，并提高国家卫生服务内学生的整体满意度，有助于建立更稳定和有效的医疗保健系统。
■DERR1-10.2196/55155。
目的：FAST研究的主要目标是探索英国医学生的首选专业和影响这些选择的因素。次要目标是评估学生对确保他们选择的专业的信心，了解人口统计和学术背景如何影响他们的决定，并检查不同英国医学院的专业偏好和信心水平如何变化。
方法：将使用横断面调查设计来收集英国医学生的数据。调查,包括17个问题，使用李克特音阶,多项选择格式，和自由文本输入，以捕捉对专业选择因素的细微见解。方法论,改编自英国医学生职业意向确定（AIMS）研究，纳入基于文献综述的调整，临床工作人员的反馈，和试点小组的见解。这种方法确保了全面和非指导性的提问。数据分析将包括描述性统计，以建立基本模式，用于组比较的方差分析，用于结果建模的逻辑回归，和专业偏好分析的离散选择模型。
结果：该研究于2023年12月4日在全国范围内启动。数据收集预计将于2024年3月1日结束，此后开始数据分析。结果预计将在2024年晚些时候公布。
结论：FAST研究代表了理解影响英国医学生职业道路的因素的重要一步。通过整合跨年度小组和医学院的不同学生观点，这项研究旨在提供对专业动态的关键见解，或居住权，选择。这些发现预计将为政策和教育战略提供信息，旨在使培训机会与未来医务人员不断变化的需求和愿望保持一致。最终,获得的见解可能会指导平衡专业分布的举措，改善职业指导，并提高国家卫生服务内学生的整体满意度，有助于建立更稳定和有效的医疗保健系统。
■DERR1-10.2196/55155。
