Respondents’ descriptions of their interest in management and leadership roles in their future career
| Interest in management | n (%) | Examples of open answers (case number of respondents) |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 8 (21.6) | I would like to be the leader/chief dentist of a small organization, who also performs clinical work” (6) |
| “I would be able to utilize my professional skills in tasks that interest me. I think that, at some point, I want to move into some kind of a leadership role” (21) | ||
| “I envision a career more focused on clinical work at this stage, but as my skills grow, the job will typically involve more leadership elements, for example, guiding the nursing staff and less experienced colleagues” (22). | ||
| “I dream of a long progressive career, and management work will have a role in that” (23) | ||
| Maybe | 10 (27.0) | “What’s essential for me is to develop into a good specialist. If necessary, if time allows, I could also consider a chief physician role” (9) |
| “At this stage, I consider specialization important for the development of my professional skills, so I want to start performing and developing clinical work in my specialty as comprehensively as possible. However, leadership work is not out of question. To some extent, it’s likely that I will have to do some leadership work in the future” (26) | ||
| “Because I want to operate in various locations, I do not see formal leadership work as something I identify with, but in individual forums, I can see that I could lead some so-called working groups” (27) | ||
| In any case | 9 (24.3) | “I suspect that the narrower the area one aims to become a top expert in, the stronger their position will be as a leader in the care of these patients within a multidisciplinary team and in taking responsibility for the operations of the units” (2) |
| “Primarily clinical work, but in my specialty, the work is team-based, so serving as a team leader comes naturally with it” (12) | ||
| “I would like to work as an expert in clinical work and hope that the role of leadership will be as small as possible” (19) | ||
| No | 10 (27.0) | “I do not dream of leadership; I would like to work as a specialist dentist” (1) |
| “I dream of a career where I am someday an expert and a specialist physician. I am progressing towards my goals by completing my specialization. I am not currently interested in a managerial position” (7) | ||
| “I could be interested in development work later, but at least for now, I do not see myself in a managerial role” (20) | ||
| “Purely from the perspective of a clinician” (37) |
| Interest in management | Examples of open answers (case number of respondents) | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 8 (21.6) | I would like to be the leader/chief dentist of a small organization, who also performs clinical work” (6) |
| “I would be able to utilize my professional skills in tasks that interest me. I think that, at some point, I want to move into some kind of a leadership role” (21) | ||
| “I envision a career more focused on clinical work at this stage, but as my skills grow, the job will typically involve more leadership elements, for example, guiding the nursing staff and less experienced colleagues” (22). | ||
| “I dream of a long progressive career, and management work will have a role in that” (23) | ||
| Maybe | 10 (27.0) | “What’s essential for me is to develop into a good specialist. If necessary, if time allows, I could also consider a chief physician role” (9) |
| “At this stage, I consider specialization important for the development of my professional skills, so I want to start performing and developing clinical work in my specialty as comprehensively as possible. However, leadership work is not out of question. To some extent, it’s likely that I will have to do some leadership work in the future” (26) | ||
| “Because I want to operate in various locations, I do not see formal leadership work as something I identify with, but in individual forums, I can see that I could lead some so-called working groups” (27) | ||
| In any case | 9 (24.3) | “I suspect that the narrower the area one aims to become a top expert in, the stronger their position will be as a leader in the care of these patients within a multidisciplinary team and in taking responsibility for the operations of the units” (2) |
| “Primarily clinical work, but in my specialty, the work is team-based, so serving as a team leader comes naturally with it” (12) | ||
| “I would like to work as an expert in clinical work and hope that the role of leadership will be as small as possible” (19) | ||
| No | 10 (27.0) | “I do not dream of leadership; I would like to work as a specialist dentist” (1) |
| “I dream of a career where I am someday an expert and a specialist physician. I am progressing towards my goals by completing my specialization. I am not currently interested in a managerial position” (7) | ||
| “I could be interested in development work later, but at least for now, I do not see myself in a managerial role” (20) | ||
| “Purely from the perspective of a clinician” (37) |
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