A comparative study of occupation satisfaction and career development between pediatric practitioners and non-pediatric practitioners: a survey of pediatric graduates
LIN Wenshi1, SHI Hongying2, RUAN Jichen3, 4.
1.Youth League Committee, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; 2.School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; 3.Department of Child Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University,Wenzhou 325027, China; 4.Alberta Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
LIN Wenshi,SHI Hongying,RUAN Jichen. A comparative study of occupation satisfaction and career development between pediatric practitioners and non-pediatric practitioners: a survey of pediatric graduates[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2023, 53(2): 161-165,封三.
Abstract：Objective: To understand the pediatric graduates’ occupation identity, satisfaction and career development in pediatrics, so as to provide reference for the training and development of pediatricians. Methods: A total of 210 pediatric major (orientation) graduates from Year 2011, Wenzhou Medical University, aged 35 and below were selected as subjects. A self-designed questionnaire was carried out to compare the difference between pediatric practitioners and non- pediatric (other clinical departments) practitioners in terms of occupation satisfaction and career development. Results: The pediatric employment rate of male pediatric graduates (49.52%) was lower than that of female (53.80%). From 2007 to 2014, the later the graduation year was, the lower the proportion of choosing pediatric occupation. Pediatric practitioners had lower occupation satisfaction rate (66.36%) than nonpediatric practitioners (85.84%), and gender, hospital level and working city level had no effect on the difference of satisfaction rate between the two groups (all Pinteractions>0.05). Pediatric practitioners had lower rate of overseas study (1.92%) than non-pediatric practitioners (13.20%). Among pediatric graduates who had worked for 8 years or more, the rate of intermediate and above professional titles of pediatric practitioners (54.28%) was lower than that of non pediatric practitioners (84.38%), and the hospital level and educational background had no effect on the difference between the two groups (all Pinteractions>0.05). Conclusion: The pediatric occupation identity of young pediatric graduates under 35 years old is unstable. The pediatric practitioners’ occupation satisfaction is relatively low and their career development is relatively slow.
