Specialty choice determinants among Mexican medical students: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Medical Education, 2019 Background The choice of medical specialty is related to multiple factors, students’ values, and specialty perceptions. Research in this area is needed in low- and middle-income countries, where the alignment of specialty training with national ...
Carlos Gutiérrez-Cirlos +4 more
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Specialty choice preference of medical students according to personality traits by Five-Factor Model [PDF]
Korean Journal of Medical Education, 2016 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between personality traits, using the Five-Factor Model, and characteristics and motivational factors affecting specialty choice in Korean medical students.
Oh Young Kwon, So Youn Park
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Medical Students' Perspectives on Family Planning and Impact on Specialty Choice.
JAMA Surg, 2023 This qualitative study explores perspectives about family planning within a medical career among fourth-year medical students and their implications for specialty choice.
Dason ES +7 more
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Diversity of the physician workforce: Specialty choice decisions during medical school. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Background Despite efforts to increase the overall diversity of the medical student body, some medical specialties have a less diverse applicant pool based on both gender and race than would be expected based on medical graduate demographics.
Burkhardt J, DesJardins S, Gruppen L.
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Quantifying the Financial Value of Clinical Specialty Choice and Its Association With Competitiveness of Admissions. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Background The factors influencing medical student clinical specialty choice have important implications for the future composition of the US physician workforce.
Puri P, Landman N, Smoldt RK, Cortese D.
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BMC Medical Education, 2023 Background Limited information exists regarding how medical students’ specialty interests evolve throughout medical school, particularly interest in surgical versus non-surgical specialties.
Naveen Karthik +2 more
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JAMA Netw Open, 2021 This survey study examines the prevalence of gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals among graduating allopathic medical students by specialty choice in the US.
Mori WS +6 more
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Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2023 The authors describe the residency match as a two-step process. The first step, the Choice, is where students use a combination of intuitive and analytic information processing to select the specialty that they believe will provide fulfilment and work ...
Melinda Davis +3 more
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Relationship between medical students' career priority and specialty choice: A nationwide multicenter survey. [PDF]
J Gen Fam Med, 2020 The shortage of physicians in several specialties has been brought to public attention in several countries. However, little is known about factors affecting medical students’ specialty choice.
Ie K +6 more
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Factors influencing specialty choice and the effect of recall bias on findings from Irish medical graduates: a cross-sectional, longitudinal study. [PDF]
BMC Med Educ, 2020 Background Despite being a vital part of medical workforce planning and development, how medical students and graduates choose their career specialty is still not well understood.
Cronin FM +4 more
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