MOTIVATORS AND DETERRENTS FOR EARLY CAREER FEMALE DOCTORS APPLYING TO SURGICAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN THE UK NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY

Motivators and deterrents for early career female doctors applying to surgical training programmes in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods study

Objectives To perform a mixed-methods study identifying motivators and deterrents to female doctors interested in core surgical training (CST).To provide tangible implementations based on the findings.Design This study used quantitative (questionnaires) and qualitative (semistructured interviews (SSIs)) analyses.Participants completed online questi

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Combining damage and fracture mechanics to model calving

Calving of icebergs is a major negative component of polar ice-sheet mass balance.Here we present a new calving model relying on both continuum damage mechanics and linear elastic fracture mechanics.This combination accounts for both the slow sub-critical surface crevassing and the rapid propagation of crevasses when calving occurs.First, damage to

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