The impact of the current medico-legal and regulatory culture in Ireland on the decision of graduate entry medical school students to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynecology
Medico-legal and regulatory culture is shaping the perceptions of graduate entry medical students of obstetrics and gynecology and influencing their decision to pursue a career in the speciality. Understanding the impact of medico-legal culture on career choices including a high-risk specialty such as obstetrics and gynecology is important from both a policy and reform context, and if the healthcare service is to recruit and retain adequate numbers to ensure the safe provision of healthcare.
Authors
- Mary-Elizabeth Tumelty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0459-4793)
- Kaitlyn Cinnamond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-1700)
- Eimear Spain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5597-6575)
- Amanda Cotter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8780-1369)
- Ailish Hannigan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0554-2741)
- Ayesha Cheema
- Santosh Sharma
Institutions
- University of Limerick (IE)
- University College Cork (IE)
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (GB)
- University Hospital Limerick (IE)
- University Maternity Hospital Limerick (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.10.015
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- University of Limerick