Our review examines how internship experience shapes doctors’ career intention/decision. We highlight the importance of ensuring clinical exposure, improving workplace envr., avoiding undermining any specialties, communicating job market policies early on bit.ly/3p6W4PR

“Much has been written about physician burnout. We’re burned out just reading about burnout. What’s missing from the narrative is: that burnout can affect different specialties in different ways, that it is having deleterious impact on #primarycare.” buff.ly/3KB1iNJ

A fantastic day for Tropical Medicine Oxford DPhil Students over the weekend, visiting friends and colleagues at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Huge thanks to our PhD colleagues at LSHTM for hosting a great event. Looking forward to the next one!

Clear evidence on the need for a health service commission. Kenya has a systemic crisis in doctors training and devt. Kenya Medical Association gave insights during the writing of this paper. Health workforce planning is urgently needed. Dr. Joy Mugambi @LukoyeAtwoli Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu, MBS, OGW, FCMA The Kenyan Gyne (#HealthServiceCommission)

This quite insightful work done by Yingxi Zhao etal presented at the Health Systems Global #HSR2022 underscores need to engage all stakeholders in workforce planning l!!!

Great time with Health Systems Global discussing workforce challenges. Still time to fill out the survey - we especially look forward to doctors from Latin America and SE Asian region's response to help us understand the challenges junior doctors face.

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union is mourning the death of Dr. Muoki Fred Wambua, who died by suicide due to difficulty in finding employment. We are concerned about the poor employment conditions and underemployment of medical graduates in Kenya,

“I’m sorry sister. I have a lot of pressure. Debts and loans from my friends. I am sorry to disappoint you. I don't have money in my account so don't bother checking. I am deeply sorry sister,” he signed off, before taking his own life. nation.africa/kenya/news/the…

When the NHS is draining away in front of you, you fix the leak. You don't turn the taps on. It can't wait until 2030 when all these students qualify. Or 2034 if they choose to enter general practice.

#KWTRP hosted various stakeholders for a discussion on Human Resource for Health (HRH) in Kenya. Our research teams got the opportunity to share a portfolio of HRH research spanning over 15 years & facilitated discussions on the policy & practice implications of our findings. 1/2

Are you a PhD Student University of Oxford involved in Implementation Science and #HealthSystems Research? Come and learn from current DPhil students. This event is also open to MSc Students and research staff, in Oxford and AAPs tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/dphil-for…

Research Highlight from Yingxi Zhao Yingxi Zhao @OCGHRinfo Examining the absorption of post-internship medical officers into the public sector at county-level in devolved Kenya: a qualitative case study ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

For more information about the recently launched #Masters in Health Service Improvement and Evaluation (HSIE) check out our brochure! tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/files/study-wi… Applications open in September #PostgraduateEducation @KWTRP @MORU @OUCRU

New paper on understanding what influences Kenyan doctors' career choices at labour market entry. Nearly all surveyed doctors are public service oriented, many stated intention to work in the public sector but were unable due to lack of job opportunities including 13% unemployed

#MeetOurResearchers interview Yingxi Zhao NDM Centre for Global Health Research Medical workforce research in Kenya Urban concentration, migration, poor training and burnout impact care quality. Solutions include ethical recruitment, develop roles and improve workforce well-being tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/wall-of-faces/…

#ResearchHighlight from Yingxi Zhao NDM Centre for Global Health Research Longitudinal tracking of #healthcare professionals: a methodological scoping review How do health workers move through their careers - and how do we know? Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi Publication 👉 bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Join us for a webinar featuring expert insights on applying gender and intersectional analysis in health systems research - including topics such as health workforce migration, workplace violence, and health financing

#ResearchHighlight from Yingxi Zhao NDM Centre for Global Health Research Developing and integrating physician assistants/associates in UK hospital teams: a realist review of lessons from international experiences Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi Full publication 👉 link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s…