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Part-time training in psychiatry: what trainees want

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Christina P. Routh
Christina P. Routh*
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Clatterbridge Hospital, Bebbington, Wirral L63 4JY
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The proportion of female medical graduates has steadily risen in the past decade. Although it may be argued that men should take on an equal share of the child-rearing and housekeeping roles of the housewife, there is evidence that women doctors are falling behind in their careers because of domestic pressures (Rhodes, 1990). Part-time work is perceived in theory as being a suitable option for women doctors with domestic commitments, but the number who choose this option in practice is surprisingly small. The following study sought to establish what demand there is for part-time training in psychiatry among junior doctors and whether what is on offer meets that demand.

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Trainees' forum
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 10 , October 1991 , pp. 614 - 615
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

References

Hinchcliffe, M. (1990) Flexible opportunities for part-time training in psychiatry (letter). Psychiatric Bulletin, 14, 677.Google Scholar
Rhodes, P. (1990) Medical women in the middle: family or career? Health Trends, 22, 33–36.Google Scholar
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