Future specialization interests among medical students in southern India.
Artículo
en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-156281
ABSTRACT
Background. A consideration of the future specialization interests of undergraduate medical students might help to understand the needs of higher medical education and future manpower availability for healthcare. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 373 undergraduate students of a medical college in southern India using a self-administered questionnaire. Results. Of the 373 students, 188 (50.4%) were men. Almost all of them (370 [99.2%]) wanted to pursue postgraduation. Of these, 267 (72.4%) wanted to pursue postgraduation in India. Overall, the first choice subject was surgery (120 [32.2%]) followed by internal medicine (85 [22.8%]) and paediatrics (43 [11.5%]). The third preference for men and women differed, with men choosing orthopaedics and women choosing obstetrics and gynaecology. The factors that influenced the choice of specialization were interest in the speciality (Likert scale score 4.7), job satisfaction (4.6), employment opportunities (4.0), job security (4) and high income potential (3.9). Conclusion. It was evident from the proportion of students desiring to do postgraduation and their choice of specialties that most of them will end up working at hospitals instead of at primary healthcare centres. The deficiencies of certain specialists such as ophthalmologists are likely to persist. This is a cause for concern as the majority of our population lives in rural areas and there is already a maldistribution of doctors.
Texto completo:
Disponible
Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Especialización
/
Estudiantes de Medicina
/
Femenino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
/
Selección de Profesión
/
Estudios Transversales
/
Adolescente
/
Adulto
/
Empleo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
/
Estudio de prevalencia
/
Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS