Motivation and determinants of research careers among physicians: Exploring pros and cons of the Dutch MD-PhD model
Autonomous motivation is more important than controlled motivation for Dutch physicians in pursuit of a PhD, and is associated with an increased likelihood of a subsequent physician-scientist career. Of the large proportion of MD-PhDs in the Dutch physician workforce, one fourth continues as physician-scientist.
Authors
- Berent Prakken
- Margot Weggemans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-0731)
- Rinze Benedictus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8156-8137)
- Helena J.M. Pennings
- Frank J. Wolters
- Olle ten Cate
Institutions
- HAN University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Leiden University (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Dutch Expert Centre for Screening (NL)
- Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343064
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00