ABSTRACT
Background and Objectives: Selection of specialty field to continue education is such a great challenge for general physicians that can create stress in their personal life. The purpose of this study is survey of relationship of specialty select and education place with internship students anxiety in 2010
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed on a total of 370 medical residents selected through stratified sampling from Isfahan, Guilan, Zahedan, Sanandaj and Kashan Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran. Data were collected through demographic features questionnaire and Zung anxiety self-evaluation questionnaire
Results : More than 92% of residents did not have anxiety and were in normal condition. From all, 168 [45.4%] had selected their specialty field based on just their personal interests, 55 [14.9%] based on external factors, and 147 [39.74%] based on both internal and external factors. In regard to the place of study, 220 residents [59.5%] were studying in their first three preferred cities and there was a significant relationship between anxiety and place of education [P < 0.05]
Conclusion: Since academic satisfaction and success of medical residents is highly dependent on studying in their favorite specialty field and place, administrative programming by officials and planners is highly required for omitting barriers in selecting field and place of education