title: Who wants to be an acute medic? A survey of junior doctors attitudes towards and beliefs surrounding a career in acute medicine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Survival of Acute Medicine (AM) depends on successful recruitment. Local juniors were unaware of training requirements and opportunities in AM. We conducted a survey to establish whether this was a nationwide issue.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was distributed nationally with participants responding to statements on a Likert Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  397 responses from four deaneries were received. 50% of respondents were unaware of AM training opportunities. 20% of juniors did not know of entry requirements for training. Juniors felt that becoming a medical registrar would discourage them from careers in AM.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study reveals poor awareness of training opportunities in AM and reluctance to pursue the medical registrar role, which is unrelated to confidence in dealing with acute medical emergencies. Promotional work will be invaluable in future workforce planning.
authors.affiliation: Acute Medical Unit, Norfolk and Norwich, University Hospital NHS, Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Misselbrook
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D003469:Culture; D003625:Data Collection; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology