A study to assess the perceptions of first year medical students for choosing medical school as a career

Tiwari, Ranjana; Jain, Vikas; Arya, Rajkumar; Dwivedi, Shatkratu; Shrivastava, Divyajyoti; Tiwari, Sakshi

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20161926

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“…This is observed to be linearly dependent on solar wind speed which means that the higher the solar wind speed the stronger the modulation parameter thus resulting in a stronger modulation of galactic cosmic ray flux by the solar wind. This thus, result in a negative correlation between galactic cosmic ray flux variation and solar wind speed variation which is in line with earlier report by Gupta et al (2006), Firoz et al (2010, Alania et al (2011), Modzelewska and Alania (2013), Bazilevskaya et al (2013), Tiwari et al (2014), Kojima et al (2015) that galactic cosmic ray intensity variation and solar wind variation are inversely correlated.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Also, weak detraction in cosmic ray flux may be responsible for rise in cosmic ray flux across solar activity minima and the strong detraction in cosmic ray flux maybe responsible for fall in cosmic ray flux across solar activity maxima (Sabbah 2000;Firoz et al 2010). The high values of BEESS 1998 and AMS 1998 fluxes observed between 10-30 GeV maybe because these values were taken at the peak of solar minimum while all the coloured spectra becomes steeper above 30 GeV which might indicate the ascending phase of the solar cycle within which these measurement were taken (Tiwari et al 2014). …”

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confidence: 97%

“…This maybe because the inputs solar wind data used in the model were measurements during the period of solar maximum and the IMAX 1992 experiment was also during the period of solar maximum conditions while the other balloon flights were during the period of solar minimum (Boezio et al 1999(Boezio et al , 2003Sanuki et al 2000;Anraku et al 2002). This may also be due to the fact that the period of solar maximum is known to be associated with high sunspot numbers and high solar radio flux (Tiwari et al 2014) and since the above are inversely correlated with cosmic ray flux (Paouris et al 2012;Tiwari et al 2014), it might suggest that lower rate of cosmic ray flux are expected at solar maxima conditions and verse-versa. Also, weak detraction in cosmic ray flux may be responsible for rise in cosmic ray flux across solar activity minima and the strong detraction in cosmic ray flux maybe responsible for fall in cosmic ray flux across solar activity maxima (Sabbah 2000;Firoz et al 2010).…”

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The effects of solar wind on galactic cosmic ray flux at Earth

Ihongo

Wang

2015

Astrophys Space Sci

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The amount of solar wind produced continuously by the sun is not constant due to changes in solar activity. This unsteady nature of the solar wind seems to be responsible for galactic cosmic ray flux modulation, hence the flux of incoming galactic cosmic rays observed at the top of the Earth's atmosphere varies with the solar wind reflecting the solar activity. The aforementioned reasons have lead to attempts by several researchers to study correlations between galactic cosmic rays and the solar wind. However, most of the correlation studies carried out by authors earlier are based on the analyses of observational data from neutron monitors. In this context, we study the effects of solar wind on galactic cosmic ray flux observed at r ≈ 1 AU, using a theoretical approach and found that the solar wind causes significant decreases in galactic cosmic ray flux at r ≈ 1 AU. A short time variation of the calculated flux is also checked and the result is reflected by exposing a negative correlation of the solar wind with the corresponding galactic cosmic ray flux. This means that the higher the solar wind the lower the galactic cosmic rays flux and vice-versa. To obtain a better understanding, the calculated flux and its short time variation at 1 AU are compared to data that shows a good fit to the model making it possible to establish a statistically significant negative correlation of −0.988 ± 0.001 between solar wind variation and galactic cosmic rays flux variation theoretically.

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The effects of solar wind on galactic cosmic ray flux at Earth

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“…By occupation fathers of majority of students (51%) were in government job, followed by business (25%), farmer (14.6%), and private job (9.4%). Similar findings were found in a study done by Ranjana Tiwari et al 9 where fathers of majority of students (57.69%) were in service either government or private and fathers of 25% of students were involved in business. By occupation mothers of majority of students (80.2%) were house wives and only mothers of 19 students (19.8%) were working.…”

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“…By occupation mothers of majority of students (80.2%) were house wives and only mothers of 19 students (19.8%) were working. Ranjana tiwari et al 9 found in their study, mothers of 64.43% of students were house wife and mothers of 17.28% students were working (service/buisness). Association of father's and mother's occupation with number of attempts to clear NEET was not found to be significant in present study.…”

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Analysis of Factors Associated with Success Journey of Newly Entered Medical Students in a Rural Medical College of Haryana

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Kumari²,

Pooja³

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Introduction: Competition for admission to medical college in India is intense as the number of applicants for national eligibility cum entrance test (NEET) always exceeds the available seats. The choice of a career in the medical field is a complex personal decision influenced by a multitude of factors. Current study was done with the objectives to study socio-demographic profile of newly selected medical students, to assess reasons of choosing medical stream as a career and to determine the association of socio-demographic and other factors with number of attempts taken by the medical students for selection. Material and methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among 96 newly entered medical students of Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha (Dist. Hisar), Haryana. Appropriate statistical tests like chi-square (χ 2) test and Fisher's exact test were applied and mean, mode, percentages were also measured. Result: Out of total 39 students (40.6%) belonged to family where one or more member was in medical profession. However 86 students (89.6%) choose the medical profession by their own choice. Most of students (72.9%) were attending regular classes during 11 th & 12 th in their schools. Maximum number of students (46.9%) cleared the NEET in their 2 nd attempt. Maximum selection was in students who spent 9-12 hours for study for preparation. Out of total 60.4% students spent 5-7 hours for sleep during preparation period. Out of total 91.7% students were joined coaching for preparation purpose. Majority of students (67.7%) migrated from their native place for study purpose. Conclusion: In our study maximum students have chosen medical profession because of their personal interest. In present study maximum newly entered medical students were those who have attended schools regularly in 11 th and 12 th classes. Adequate sleep hours for students play constructive role in favorable outcome.

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‘Feminization’ of physician workforce in Bangladesh, underlying factors and implications for health system: Insights from a mixed-methods study

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BackgroundBangladesh is currently faced with an emerging scenario of increased number of female physicians in the health workforce which has health system implications. For a health system to attract and retain female physicians, information is needed regarding their motivation to choose medical profession, real-life challenges encountered in home and workplaces, propensity to choose a few particular specialties, and factors leading to drop-out from the system. This exploratory mixed-methods study attempted to fill-in this knowledge gap and help the policy makers in designing a gender-sensitive health system.MethodsThree-hundred and fifteen final year female medical students from four purposively selected medical colleges of Dhaka city (two each from public and private colleges) were included in a quantitative survey using self-administered questionnaire. Besides, 31 in-depth interviews with female students, their parents, and in-service trainee physicians, and two focus group discussions with female students were conducted. Gender disaggregated data of physicians and admitted students were also collected. Data were analysed using Stata version 13 and thematic analysis method, as appropriate.ResultsDuring 2006–2015, the female physicians outnumbered their male peers (52% vs. 48%), which is also supported by student admission data during 2011–2016 from the sampled medical colleges, (67% in private compared to 52% in public). Majority of the female medical graduates specialized in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (96%). Social status (66%), respect for medical profession (91%), image of a ‘noble profession’ (91%), and prospects of helping common people (94%) were common motivating factors for them. Gender disparity in work, career and work environment especially in rural areas, and problems of work-home balance, were a few of the challenges mentioned which forced some of them to drop-out. Also, this scenario conditioned them to crowd into a few selected specialties, thereby constraining health system from delivering needed services.ConclusionsIncreasing number of female physicians in health workforce, outnumbering their male peers, is a fact of life for health system of Bangladesh. It’s high time that policy makers pay attention to this and take appropriate remedial measures so that women can pursue their career in an enabling environment and serve the needs and priorities of the health system.

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A study to assess the perceptions of first year medical students for choosing medical school as a career

Cited by 12 publications

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The effects of solar wind on galactic cosmic ray flux at Earth

The effects of solar wind on galactic cosmic ray flux at Earth

Analysis of Factors Associated with Success Journey of Newly Entered Medical Students in a Rural Medical College of Haryana

‘Feminization’ of physician workforce in Bangladesh, underlying factors and implications for health system: Insights from a mixed-methods study

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