How many doctors resigned from the profession in the first two years after qualification in each of the last four years for which figures a…

The following tables give the information requested for UK graduates (Table 1) and Scottish graduates (Table 2). The information has been provided by the Medical Careers Research Group (MCRG) at the University of Oxford. MCRG ask all those who graduate from UK medical schools about their employment history, providing a long-term picture of medical careers. They do not survey graduates every year. The most recent four years for which data are available are the graduates of 1996, 1993, 1988 and 1983.The numbers recorded as not currently working in medicine include those who will rejoin the profession after a temporary career break.Table 1: All UK medical graduates two years after graduation | 1996 graduates in 1998 | 1993 graduates in 1995 | 1988 graduates in 1990 | 1983 graduates in 1986*
Total responders | 2,509 | 2,803 | 2,823 | 3,275
Not in medical profession | 71 | 86 | 124 | 126
% | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.8
* After three years: data for two years unavailable.Table 2: All Scottish graduates two years after graduation | 1996 graduates in 1998 | 1993 graduates in 1995 | 1988 graduates in 1990 | 1983 graduates in 1986*
Total responders | 413 | 439 | 456 | 459
Not in medical profession | 8 | 11 | 16 | 13
% | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.8
* After three years: data for two years unavailable.