General Practice as a career choice among undergraduate medical students in Greece

Abstract

Background: Although General Practice (GP) was recognized as a medical specialty in Greece in 1986, the number of GPs is insufficient to cover needs and only few medical graduates choose GP as a career option. In the present study we investigated the profile of medical students in terms of their decisions regarding specialization and the possible association of career choices different from GP with the status of undergraduate training regarding GP.

Career preferences and factors influencing speciality choices among the medical students in Telangana: A cross sectional study

“…Similar findings were observed in the study by Yousef K et al 8 which showed most preferred specialty expressed by male students was surgery, followed by Internal Medicine and Orthopaedics, while the specialty most preferred by female students was obstetrics and Gynaecology, followed by paediatrics. Similar results were observed in the other studies conducted by Dorsey ER et al, 9 Mariolis A t al, 10 Avgerinos ED et al, 11 Egerton EA 12 and McCord JH et al 13 Neeraj Gour et al 7 study also showed that Medicine (37.63%), Pediatrics (13.97%) and Surgery (23.65%) were most favorite branches among males whereas Medicine (24.17%), Pediatrics (32.96%) and Gynaecology (24.17%) were among females.…”

Medical students' choice of specialty and factors determining their choice: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey in Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Malaysia

“…Such information may also provide a basis for the development of strategies to enhance the attractiveness of specialties which have inadequate trained manpower. Similar to previous surveys, only a small proportion of the students indicated diagnostic branches, primary care, or public health as their choice for specialist training (9,15). A number of studies from different countries have shown that choices of specialist training by undergraduate students vary (1-16).…”

Fatores e motivações associados à escolha da especialidade pediatria

“…Outra possível explicação para o perfil de escolha de especialidade é o projeto pedagógico do curso na instituição estudada. Embora as diretrizes curriculares nacionais para os cursos de Medicina 31 recomendem a formação de generalistas, e o projeto pedagógico do curso da instituição claramente se alinhe com essas diretrizes, os cenários de práti-ca são essencialmente hospitais secundários e terciários, o que pode aproximar o aluno de especialidades instrumentadas e cirúrgicas e afastá-lo das especialidades cognitivas, o que também é relatado na literatura 22 . Em resumo, pudemos reconhecer em nossa instituição poucas características associadas à escolha da Pediatria.…”