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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Exploring factors influencing medical specialty choice among undergraduates in The Gambia: a situated expectancy-value theory approach [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationIntroduction The selection of a medical specialty is a critical juncture in the professional development of medical students, with implications for individual career satisfaction and for the distribution of the national health workforce.
Andrea Nicaise Bikay +5 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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Factors affecting future specialty choice among medical students in Kuwait [PDF]
Medical Education Online, 2012 Background: Choosing a medical specialty can be either a daunting and confusing experience for some medical students and junior doctors or a foregone conclusion to others.
Rawan Al-Fouzan +3 more
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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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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 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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Community medicine - A specialty of choice?
Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, 2022 Jyolsna Nair +4 more
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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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