Study on the relationship between career anchor and career orientation of doctors in Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital / 中华医院管理杂志

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Objective@#To use the career anchor scale to understand the career development route preference of doctors, so as to provide a reference for their individual career planning and positioning, encourage them to realize their personal value, and provide scientific decision-making basis for hospital human resource management.@*Methods@#The career anchor scale was used and a career orientation scale was established. In June 2017, a group sampling survey was conducted among doctors at a university affiliated hospital in Zhejiang province, and 790 valid questionnaires were collected. The questionnaire covered 40 items, with the self-report 6 subscale and the χ2 test used for comparison of rates.@*Results@#Eight types of career anchors were commonly distributed among doctors, among which the technical/functional anchor was the main career anchor, scoring 24.45±5.11 points. There was a correlation between doctors′ career anchors and their career orientations, among which the managerial career anchors scored the highest, with a correlation coefficient of 0.228.@*Conclusions@#The career anchor theory can be used to guide the career development of employees and establish a multi-career development ladder for doctors.