@article {Pericinbjgpopen18X101409, author = {Ivana Pericin and Gerard Mansfield and James Larkin and Claire Collins}, title = {Future career intentions of recent GP graduates in Ireland: a trend analysis study}, elocation-id = {bjgpopen18X101409}, year = {2018}, doi = {10.3399/bjgpopen18X101409}, publisher = {Royal College of General Practitioners}, abstract = {Background A lack of manpower and negative health statistics have increased the workload for Irish GPs. Consequently, recent GP graduates are considering emigration or part-time employment.Aim To report on trends of the current status and future work intentions of recent GP graduates in Ireland.Design \& setting Quantitative study based on online surveys in the Irish setting.Method A {\textquoteleft}career intentions{\textquoteright} survey was emailed to all recent GP graduates in Ireland, in 2014, 2015, and 2017. The data presented includes GPs who graduated in the previous 4 years at each survey time point. The average response rate across the three surveys was 38.2\%.Results The number of graduates who had already emigrated increased over the survey years, accounted for 16.9\% in 2014, 17.4\% in 2015, and 19.2\% in 2017 survey. The majority of doctors who emigrated did so in the first 2 years after graduation (74.7\%). {\textquoteleft}Quality of life{\textquoteright} became the most frequent reason for emigration over the survey years, accounting for 32.0\% in the 2017 survey. In the 2014 survey, 47.3\% of graduates stated that they intend to work part-time in 5 years; this rose to 51.2\% in 2015, reaching 60.0\% in 2017. Female participants were more than twice as likely to plan to work part time in 5 years compared to their male colleagues, across all three surveys.Conclusion The first and second years after graduation were the most critical for emigration. Interventions in this period may reduce the {\textquoteright}brain drain{\textquoteright} of Irish GPs. Part-time working is becoming more attractive and should be considered in future workforce planning.}, URL = {https://bjgpopen.org/content/early/2018/02/19/bjgpopen18X101409}, eprint = {https://bjgpopen.org/content/early/2018/02/19/bjgpopen18X101409.full.pdf}, journal = {BJGP Open} }