RESUMO
To Identify factors affecting medical specialty preferences and associated gender differences in Fourth Year MBBS students. This was a Cross-sectional survey conducted on fourth year MBBS students of Lahore Medical and Dental College through a Preformed Structured questionnaire by non probability sampling technique. The student were told that the survey was voluntary and were given a choice of refusal but fortunately all the students in the class participated in the survey [n=120]. Data was collected during January 2009. Data was analyzed using SFSS v. 16.0. Descriptive statistics were computed, and the relationship between specialty preference and categorical variables [gender, reasons for choosing a particular specialty] were evaluated using Pearson Chi square test. A calculated p value of