Survey: Challenging Work-Life Balance, Lack of Diversity Among Top Trainee Perceptions of Cardiology

By DocWire News Editors - Last Updated: April 12, 2023

Interference with family life and a lack of diversity were among some of the top perceptions trainees going into cardiology had about the field, according to new study results.  

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Researchers, publishing in JAMA Cardiology, surveyed 4,850 trainees (55.7% men) and used multivariable models to find any associations between demographics and responses regarding prospective career choices. The surveys focused on professional development preferences and perceptions of cardiology as a profession, as well as the influences those perceptions had on the career choices of the trainees.  

According to the study results, development preferences included (in decreasing order of significance) stable hours, compatibility with family, female friendliness, availability of positive role models, financial benefits, and more. Trainee perceptions of the cardiology field (in decreasing order of significance) included adverse job conditions, a lack of work-life balance, a lack of diversity. The results also indicated that women, who valued work-family life balance more highly, were more likely to hold negative perceptions of cardiology than men or future cardiologists did. 

“Alignment of cardiology culture with trainees’ preferences and perceptions may assist efforts to ensure the continued attractiveness of cardiology careers and increase the diversity of the cardiology workforce,” the researchers wrote in the study. 

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Source: JAMA Cardiology 

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