TY - JOUR AU - Khan, Azmat Ullah AU - Khan, Muhammad Shoaib AU - Javaid, Arshad AU - Nisa, Waqar un AU - Basit, Anila AU - Rehman, Lal PY - 2011/08/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - CAREER PLANNING BY THE DOCTORS IN NWFP JF - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute JA - J Postgrad Med Inst VL - 21 IS - 4 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/176 SP - AB - <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1f1a17; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1f1a17; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1f1a17; font-size: x-small;"><p>Objective: To determine the extent to which a doctor in NWFP has the knowledge and opportunity to plan</p><p>his career at right time and reasonable cost.</p><p>Material and Methods: This prospective descriptive study was conducted at the Postgraduate Medical</p><p>Institute, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from August 2006 to January 2007. Relevant</p><p>information's were recorded on a questionnaire prepared in accordance with the objectives of the study.</p><p>Results: This study comprised of 82 individuals who responded to the questionnaire, with age ranging</p><p>from 25-35 years (mean age 28.13 years, SD +/-2.8, median 30 years). Out of 82 respondents, 25 (30.5%)</p><p>had received some kind of orientation about career planning while 56 (68.3%) had received no orientation</p><p>so far (one respondent did not answered this question). Out of 82, sixty-two (75.6%) were either selfmotivated</p><p>to attempt a postgraduate exam or were guided by their teachers. In terms of time lost, 29</p><p>(35.4%) replied that they had wasted their time in thinking/choosing, while 13 (15.8%) pointed out to have</p><p>wasted additional time in switching over their career from one field to another. Similarly, in terms of</p><p>finance, 07 (8.07%) responded to have suffered financially.</p><p>Conclusion: In NWFP due attention has not been paid to career planning and even the well educated</p><p>class (doctors) are wasting their precious time and finances due to lack of guidance in career planning</p><p>field.</p></span></span></span> ER -