This distinctive feature of health care has become more prominent during recent decades with the emergence of numerous new professions, specialties and occupations.
Dr. Boyle, who has three children younger than 3 and is leaving the hospital this summer for a private practice, said: "I wanted to show that as a woman in a male-dominated profession and specialty, you can still have a family.
This includes the active solicitation of feedback from all members – at minimum, feedback from a recognized leader who can speak on behalf of their own profession or specialty.
The availability of a renewed health workforce, as well as the type of profession and specialty chosen by individuals, is a major concern for health decision-makers.
We believe these concepts are foundational elements of global health work for trainees and practitioners in any health profession or specialty (including those within the fields of medicine, nursing, public health, engineering, and the allied health professions).
Age, sex, profession and specialty, year of graduation, average work load, PCC, knowledge about colorectal cancer screening (questions based on the general recommendations of the National Clinical Practice Guideline will be included on: epidemiology, risk stratification, effectiveness, testing, target population, endoscopic surveillance intervals) [ 8].
Especially in a modern health care system, which emphasizes the division of professions among specialty carers, the coordination and integration of patient-centered care has become even more important [ 1- 3].
However, this study considers situations where there is a clear division of profession among specialties, and focuses on multi-chronic patients, so the correlation issue is almost negligible (we observed a low correlation in the data).
The Ottawa Consensus Statement on assessment for the selection of health care professions and specialty training strongly recommends that further research and evidence, coupled with an examination of supporting theoretical philosophies is conducted to fully inform the international debate on selection [ 6].
It will not be easy, however, given the short-term lack of flexibility and capacity for adaptation of the supply of physicians, whose de facto mobility, whether within the country between Autonomous Communities or within the profession between specialties, is extremely limited.
