Challenges and problems young doctors face in health centers

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Challenges and problems young doctors face in
health centers

• J. Jääskeläinen, I. Virjo
• Medical school
• University of Tampere
• Finland

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Respondents

• 90 doctors
• median age 28 years
• on average 6 months in a health center after
  graduation

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Question

• What are the main challenges and problems when
  working in a health center?

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Not enough time

• hurry,
• pressed for time
• 58/90 mentioned

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Control over work

• type of work, tasks
• amount of work
• how things are done
• 28/90 mentioned

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Specialist consultations

• not available
• hard to reach
• take too much time
• 17/90 mentioned

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Support from GPs

• not at all
• not enough
• afraid to bother
• no planned time for meetings

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Working alone

• the only doctor
• little contact
• other professionals
• responsibility not shared
• 15/90 mentioned

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Wrong kind of patients

• social problems
• multiple health problems
• unnecessary visits, minor ailments
• do not get better
• do not follow doctors advice

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Feelings

• Doctor
• uncertainty
• inadequacy
• Patients
• demanding
• no appreciation

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What should change?

• resources
• organization

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Conclusions

• Enough time
• Control over work
• Support
• Coping with different patients
• Realistic goals