[Time trends in doctorates and academic career perspectives among Dutch medical doctors: a nationwide cohort study].

Objective null To determine secular trends in the number of doctoral degrees among medical doctors in the Netherlands, and assess their future career perspectives. null Design null Retrospective cohort study. null Method null Data on awarded doctoral degrees in the period 1992-2018 were acquired from all medical faculties in the Netherlands. For the 2008 cohort of graduates, I assessed 10-year career perspectives by determining their job...