[The work situation of specialists in family and community medicine educated in Asturias].
OBJECTIVE
To find out the employment situation and the career level of family doctors (FD) trained through residency in Asturias.


METHODS
A descriptive crossover study carried out with a self-filled questionnaire returned by mail.


METHODS
All of Spain.


METHODS
FDs trained through residency in Asturias up to 1993.


RESULTS
178 (89%) of the 200 FDs located replied. 8 who had not finished their course were excluded. Between 1979 and 1983 42 people began their training (24.7%); 42(24.7%) between 1984 and 1987; and 86 (50.5%) between 1988 and 1991. 96 worked in health centres (56.4%); 30 in hospital casualty (17.6%); 9 in administration and management (5.2%); 16 were unemployed (9.4%) and 8 in other posts (4.7%). 49 FD had a permanent post (28.8%); 32 of these had started their training before 1984. 63 (37.5%) chose family and community medicine (FCM) as a vocation. Of these, 26 began their training between 1979 and 1983, 17 between 1984 and 1987 and 20 after 1988. A significant relationship was found between starting training in 1984 or before and choosing FCM as a vocation; and also between starting FCM training in 1984 or before and having a stable job.


CONCLUSIONS
The more recent FCM students had less vocational motivation for their choice of FCM and greater difficulty in obtaining a stable job, which may lead to progressive disenchantment with FCM.
Rodríguez-Gordaliza
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Centro de Salud de Pravia, Asturias.
Fernández-Díaz
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Cimas
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Valdés
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de Alaiz
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003154:Community Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004501:Education, Medical; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D013038:Specialization; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Situación laboral de los especialistas en medicina familiar y comunitaria formados en Asturias.