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Med J Aust ; 188(9): 520-4, 2008 May 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18459923

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OBJECTIVE: To report on the sentiments of the Australian health and medical research (HMR) workforce on issues related to employment and funding opportunities. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: In August 2006, the Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) invited all of its members to participate in an online survey. The survey took the form of a structured questionnaire that focused on career aspirations, career development and training opportunities, attitudes toward moving overseas to work, and employment conditions for medical researchers. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Researchers' views on career opportunities, funding opportunities, salary and quality of the working environment; impact of these views on retaining a skilled medical research workforce in Australia. RESULTS: Of the 1258 ASMR members, 379 responded (30% response rate). Ninety-six per cent of respondents were currently based in Australia; 70% had a PhD or equivalent; and 58% were women. Most respondents worked at hospital research centres (37%), independent research institutes (28%) or university departments (24%). Sixty-nine per cent had funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, with the remainder funded by other sources. Over the previous 5 years, 6% of respondents had left active research and 73% had considered leaving. Factors influencing decisions about whether to leave HMR included shortage of funding (91%), lack of career development opportunities (78%) and poor financial rewards (72%). Fifty-seven per cent of respondents were directly supported by grants or fellowships, with only 16% not reliant on grants for their continuing employment; 62% believed that funding had increased over the previous 5 years, yet only 30% perceived an increase in employment opportunities in HMR. Among the respondents, twice as many men as women held postgraduate qualifications and earned >or= dollars 100 000 a year. CONCLUSIONS: Employment insecurity and lack of funding are a cause of considerable anxiety among Australian health and medical researchers. This may have important implications for the recruitment and retention of researchers.


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Actitud del Personal de Salud , Investigación Biomédica , Selección de Profesión , Financiación Gubernamental/economía , Empleos en Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Sociedades Médicas/estadística & datos numéricos , Orientación Vocacional/métodos , Adulto , Australia , Investigación Biomédica/economía , Femenino , Humanos , Satisfacción en el Trabajo , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Sociedades Médicas/economía , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Recursos Humanos
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