Career and Life Planning Workbook for Medical Residents

WWW . A D V E N T U R E S I N M E D I C I N E . C O M 69 Exercise: Decision-Making Worksheet CHAPTER 7 Job Selection Instructions Important Hospital or Group: Priority Value (1 - 5) Probability (1 - 5) Value Score Probability (1 - 5) Value Score Probability (1 - 5) Value Score Admit 1 to Hospital 4 Day Work Week Employment Stability Loan Repayment Low Cost of Living Community/Lifestyle Work-Life Balance Opportunity to Grow TOTAL Please note that scoring one opportunity higher than the others doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll choose that opportunity. The purpose of the exercise is to work through which personal values and work priorities are most important and which you’re ^PSSPUN [V ZHJYPÄJL (SZV IL H^HYL [OH[ `V\Y ZJVYL TH` ZRL^ PM `V\ SPZ[ [OL ZHTL VY ZPTPSHY ]HS\LZ T\S[PWSL [PTLZ MVY L_HTWSL “live within 20 miles of Chicago” and “attend Chicago sporting events.” 1. Identify your priorities in the left column. 2. Assign an “Importance” value between 1and 5: 1 = Not Very Important; 5 = Absolutely Important To You. 3. Assess each hospital or group’s ability to meet the Priority by assigning a value between 1 and 5: 1 = Very little probability; 5 = Very high probability. 4. Multiply the “Importance” value by the “Probability” value to determine your “Value Score.” 5. Use the highest “Value Score” for each value/priority to quantify your decision-making. 65 E S I N E D I C I N E . C O M