The Stability of Factors Influencing the Choice of Medical Specialty Among Medical Students and Postgraduate Radiology Trainees
Autor: | David M. Naeger, Emily M. Webb, Kimberly Kallianos, Eric J. Jordan, Adam J. Yen |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Students Medical media_common.quotation_subject education Specialty Job market 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Personality Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Response rate (survey) Motivation Career Choice Prestige Internship and Residency Variety (linguistics) Cohort Medical training Female Radiology Psychology Goals Specialization |
Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Radiology. 15:886-891 |
ISSN: | 1546-1440 |
Popis: | Objective To investigate whether general psychological motivating factors that guide career selection of a medical specialty differ over the course of medical school and to compare differences in motivating factors among students choosing "controllable" lifestyle specialties, students choosing "uncontrollable" lifestyle specialties, and a cohort of radiology residents. Materials and Methods An anonymous survey was distributed to first- through fourth-year medical students and radiology residents at a single institution. Participants were asked to select their top three of seven factors that most influenced their choice of medical specialty. Fourth-year students were asked to designate the specialty to which they had applied. Results The survey was distributed to 259 students and 47 radiology residents with a response rate of 93.8% (243 of 259) and 95.7% (45 of 47), respectively. The top three factors indicated by medical students were finding the daily work fulfilling, work–life balance, and interest in the subject. These top three factors were common to all medical student classes and did not differ between students choosing "controllable" versus "uncontrollable" fields. The factors uncommonly selected were similar personality to others in the field, attending income, competitiveness or prestige, and job market conditions. For radiology residents, the top three motivating factors were the same as for medical students. Conclusion Three out of seven motivating factors were universally important to trainees, regardless of their stage of medical training or their selection of a controllable versus uncontrollable lifestyle specialty. These data suggest the variety of career choices made by students may not derive from differing underlying values. |
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