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The allocation of pre‐registration house officer posts in the four Thames regions: a survey of house officer opinion
Author(s) -
DENT T. H. S.,
GILLARD J. H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1990.tb02671.x
Subject(s) - house officer , officer , ranking (information retrieval) , pre registration , house staff , family medicine , medical education , medicine , psychology , political science , computer science , law , machine learning
Summary. The satisfaction of pre‐registration house officers with the operation of, and outcome of participation in, their medical school's allocation scheme for house officer posts was investigated by postal questionnaire. Satisfaction with outcome was generally high. Significant differences are reported between medical schools in participation rates in allocation schemes and in satisfaction with the operation of the schemes. The operation of the ranking schemes used at Guy's and St Bartholomew's Hospitals is shown to be significantly less satisfactory. Reasons for these findings are examined.