Fear of electrocardiogram interpretation (ECGphobia) among medical students and junior doctors by Ching-Hui Sia, Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Clarissa Wei Shuen Cheong, Tin Wei Yuen, Erica Lauren Soong, Yi-Jing Ong, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Kian-Keong Poh, Shirley Beng Suat Ooi, William Kok-Fai Kong

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Career Choices and Career Progression of Junior Doctors in Dermatology: Surveys of UK Medical Graduates by Atena Barat, Michael J. Goldacre, Trevor W. Lambert

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Competency in Chest Radiography Interpretation by Junior Doctors and Final Year Medical Students at a Teaching Hospital by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Anthony Baffour Appiah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Dorothea Anim

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Strategies Australian junior doctors use to maintain their mental, physical and social well-being: a qualitative study by Melanie Hobi, Sonya Yegorova-Lee, Christopher Chun-lin Chan, Hailin Zhao, Stephen Jiang, Dan Tran, Gayathri Nair, Erika Borkoles

“…Objectives This study aimed to uncover the strategies that junior doctors implement to maintain their mental, physical and social well-being, and the barriers they experience in practising these strategies.Participants Fifteen junior doctors in their postgraduate year 1 or 2 currently practising in Australia were recruited.Outcome measures Semistructured interviews were conducted, and the transcripts underwent thematic analysis.Results Three key themes emerged from thematic analysis, namely: well-being strategies, barriers to well-being and and future interventions. …”
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Effectiveness of a 1-day workshop on scientific writing conducted by the Indian journal of rheumatology by Mohit Goyal, Durga Prasanna Misra, Samir Rajadhyaksha, Yogesh Preet Singh, Neha Goyal, Vinod Ravindran

“…Background: Writing a scientific manuscript is an important skill to acquire for junior doctors considering the mandatory requirement of research publications during post-graduate training and for career advancement in India. …”
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Urology pathways for the primary care physician by J John

“…Although there is a growing need for urological care, South Africa (SA) now faces an unmet need for these services, and junior doctors have limited exposure to urology. SA has a total of 347 urologists who are actively practising and registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. …”
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Coke zero for the zero: A randomized controlled trial examining coke zero consumption on night call inpatient course and mortality by Yu Heng Kwan, Haoming Tang, Lihua Qi, Angela Frances Hui Wen Yap, Linxuan Yan, Yi Xin Li, Andrea Zhe Ern Lee, Antoinette Shui Wen Fong, Yarn Kit Chan, Feng Yi Low, Charmaine Wai Yan Sum, Benjamin Jun Jie Seng, Sungwon Yoon, Truls Østbye, Sheryl Shien Wen Gan, Haur Yueh Lee, Warren Fong

“…Methods A double-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted in the Division of Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore involving junior doctors from January 2024 to February 2024.The primary outcome was the number of ward admissions under the night call doctor’s care. …”
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European Working Time Directive and doctors’ health: a systematic review of the available epidemiological evidence by Consol Serra, Evangelia Demou, Ewan B Macdonald, Sergio Vargas-Prada, Maria Cruz Rodriguez-Jareño, Kaveh A Sanati, Alenka Škerjanc, Pedro G Reis, Ritva Helimäki-Aro

“…Six studies included medical residents, junior doctors or house officers and the five others included medical specialists or consultants, medical, dental, and general practitioners and hospital physicians. …”
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