Published in Perspectives on Medical Education
IntroductionMedical textbooks are an important teaching supplement. Few have junior doctors or medical students (‘juniors’) as primary contributors. However, the strengths of junior-led face-to-face teaching are now well-established, and we hypothesized that similar advantages would be transferrable to a textbook setting.MethodsJuniors were approac...
Published in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
ENT presentations are common both in primary care and accident and emergency departments. Unfortunately, many clinicians are not comfortable handling ENT emergencies due to a lack of knowledge and skill stemming from an undergraduate level onwards. An ‘Introduction to ENT’ course has been cited as an answer to bridge the gap in knowledge and promot...
Published in BMC Medical Education
BackgroundJunior doctors are often the first responders to deteriorating patients in hospital. In the high-stakes and time-pressured context of acute care, the propensity for error is high. This study aimed to identify the main subject areas in which junior doctors’ acute care errors occur, and cross-reference the errors with Reason’s Generic Error...
Published in BMC Medical Education
BackgroundThe UK medical graduates of 2008 and 2009 were among the first to experience a fully implemented, new, UK training programme, called the Foundation Training Programme, for junior doctors. We report doctors’ views of the first Foundation year, based on comments made as part of a questionnaire survey covering career choices, plans, and expe...
Published in Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)
IntroductionSmartphones have revolutionised our demands for constant access to information. The usage of smartphones in the clinical setting is becoming widespread. The aim of our study was to assess smartphone ownership and usage across a cohort of interns.MethodsA voluntary novel questionnaire was distributed to interns in two university hospital...
Published in BMC Medical Education
BackgroundLittle recent published evidence explores the relationship between academic performance in medical school and performance as a junior doctor. Although many forms of assessment are used to demonstrate a medical student’s knowledge or competence, these measures may not reliably predict performance in clinical practice following graduation.M...
Published in Irish Journal of Medical Science
BackgroundStress and burnout are common among doctors. Excess levels of stress have been shown to have detrimental personal and professional effects as well as a negative influence on patient care.AimThe aim of our pilot study was to assess the levels of burnout among a cohort of interns.MethodsA voluntary written self-assessment of burnout levels ...
Published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
BackgroundThe behaviour of doctors and their responses to warnings can inform the effective design of Clinical Decision Support Systems. We used data from a University hospital electronic prescribing and laboratory reporting system with hierarchical warnings and alerts to explore junior doctors’ behaviour. The objective of this trial was to establi...
Published in Perspectives on Medical Education
Junior doctors are responsible for the majority of in-hospital prescription errors. Little research has explored their confidence to prescribe, or practical therapeutics related tasks which they are required to perform in day-to-day practice. This survey aimed to explore these areas, gather feedback regarding therapeutics teaching at undergraduate ...
Published in International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
PurposeThe study investigates the long-term effects of accumulated working conditions on depressive symptoms in junior doctors. Drawing on the Job Demand-Control-Support model, this study aims to identify personal and job-related determinants for self-reported depression in junior doctors—a professional group that is vulnerable to depression.Method...
