Analysis of work, life, and occupation perception of emergency physician by generations
- Author:
Jun Se PARK
1
;
Beom Sok SEO
;
Kwang Hyun CHO
;
In Byung KIM
;
Mi Jin LEE
;
Yoo Sang YOON
;
Kyung Hye PARK
;
Song Yi PARK
;
Hong Jae KIM
;
Dong Hoon KEY
;
Hyung Min LEE
;
Young Min JOO
;
Chang Gun JEE
;
Suk Jae CHOI
;
In Hwan YEO
;
Ji Hun KANG
;
Woo Jin JUNG
;
Dae Sung LIM
;
Eu Sun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2022;33(4):38-48
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Objective:As the history of emergency medicine grows longer, emergency medicine specialists are observed to comprise various age groups. There have been no prior studies on the generation shift analysis of emergency medicine specialists. Our study is designed to identify the characteristics of each generation and predict the generation shift in emergency medicine physicians.
Methods:The analysis was based on the results of the 2020 survey of emergency medicine specialists. The study was conducted on 1,307 respondents and finally, the responses of 967 people were analyzed after excluding 199 who were not in charge of emergency room treatments and 141 who gave incomplete responses. The respondents were divided into four groups based on the following generations: first generation (1996-1999), second generation (2000-2008), third generation (2009-2014), and fourth generation (2015-2020), classified by the year in which they acquired their emergency medicine board license. The intergenerational difference analysis was done using the Kruskall-Wallis test.
Results:The first generation was characterized by a high proportion of university hospital professors, large non-clinical activity hours, a few night shifts, higher social contributions, low satisfaction with the training and education environment, and a high retirement age compared to the later generations. In the second generation, the characteristics of the first, third, and fourth generations were generally mixed. The third and fourth generations showed similar characteristics overall, though there were differences in some categories.
Conclusion:There were significant differences by generation in the working environments, motivation for application, and retirement age. This is the first study that quantifies generational differences. Considering these trends, a discussion about the work environment needs to be initiated.
