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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Factors affecting the specialty choice among medical students of Saudi Arabia; an exploratory study [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Career or specialty choice is one of the crucial steps of a medical student’s life. It’s a difficult yet important decision that is hard to reverse after getting into the residency program.
Sumera Nisar +5 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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Factors Influencing Medical Students' Choice of Specialty
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2006 Medical school graduates are the source of a country's physicians. Determining how the graduates of these schools select their areas of specialization is the key to achieving a balanced distribution of doctors among all specialties.
Pei-Yeh Chang +4 more
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Factors influencing the choice of specialty by medical students in a new university in Rwanda [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Medical students’ specialty preferences directly impact future health workforce distribution and service delivery. Understanding the factors influencing these preferences is essential for shaping career guidance, aligning education with ...
Heritier Mfura, Abebe Bekele
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Factors affecting the satisfaction and choice of specialization in medical students: A case study in Babol university of medical sciences [PDF]
Journal of Medical Education Development, 2022 Background & Objective: The assessment of the interest of medical students in continuing their studies in specialized fields and the factors affecting it can play a strategic role in macro educational planning.
Sara Salehian +4 more
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AN EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE SELECTION OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021 Background: Coherence between the manpower needs in healthcare and factors which determine the specialization preferences of medical faculty students (MFS) is very important for efficiency.
Ayşe Nur Balcı Yapalak +3 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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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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Investigating the influencing factors in Selecting a Field Specialty for Medical Students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences [PDF]
Future of Medical Education Journal, 2022 Background: The choice of a medical specialty is an important issue that has implications both for medical students and the healthcare system. This study aimed to explore the Specialty preferences and motivational factors influencing career preferences ...
Abdolhussein Shakurnia +1 more
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