Career choice and its infl uencing factors: Perception of senior medical students

AbouZaid, Lamyaa Z.; Nabil, Nihal Mohamed; Al-Fadil, Sara O.; AbdulazizAlatmi,; Saeed, Abdullah

doi:10.5455/jcme.20140911043239

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“…[8][9][10] Prestige as medical career determinants was also as supported by previous researchers to the extent of the point of view medical profession not for health, but for the status and power of medical profession itself. 9,11 Personal interest is the only fundamental determinants and supported by theories and researchers.…”

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Medical Student Career Choice’s Determinants: A Qualitative Study

Syakurah

Prabandari

Widyandana

et al. 2017

GMHC

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Choosing a career is an essential stage in medical students' life. Previous researchers all across the world have been conducted studies to examine determinants of career choices in general and medical careers in sociodemographic and behavioral perspectives. While most of the studies centered on general career choices determinants and located mostly in western countries with general career choices as their topics, few studies explore about medical students' career choices determinants in a collectivist culture like Indonesia. Hence, this study aimed to explore and describe determinants of medical students' career choices in collectivist culture setting. Participants, 62 students in total, were recruited from all stages of undergraduate medical students in Sriwijaya University in November 2015 until January 2016. Each of focus groups was led by a facilitator to explore medical students' career choices' determinants. Transcripts encoded according to recurring topics and themes that came up during their discussions. Eight themes identified from the discussions were: four major, two intermediate and two minor issues. Major themes were financial gain, prestige, personal interest and family influence. In conclusion, some points can be used to increase medical students' interest in various medical career fields. Exposure to medical career information should not target merely on medical students but also to their family and the community as well. Government roles in providing financial incentives as well as career opportunities to medical fields to increase the interest of medical students in the certain medical field. Key words: Career choice, medical career, undergraduate Determinan Karier Mahasiswa Kedokteran: Sebuah Studi Kualitatif AbstrakPemilihan karier merupakan salah satu fase yang penting dalam kehidupan seorang mahasiswa kedokteran. Berbagai penelitian di seluruh dunia telah dilakukan dalam menemukan dan menganalisis determinan pemilihan karier seseorang, baik secara umum, maupun dalam dunia kedokteran secara khusus yang dilakukan pada perspektif sosiodemografi dan perilaku. Saat ini masih sedikit sekali penelitian yang dilakukan pada mahasiswa kedokteran yang bertujuan mengeksplorasi determinan pemilihan kariernya, terutama dalam lingkungan dengan kultur kolektivisme seperti di Indonesia. Penelitian ini ditujukan mengeksplorasi dan menjelaskan alasan pemilihan karier mahasiswa kedokteran pada lingkungan dengan kultur kolektivisme. Partisipan adalah semua mahasiswa kedokteran preklinik di Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sriwijaya yang berjumlah 62 orang. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan November 2015-January 2016. Tiap kelompok diskusi terarah dipimpin oleh seorang fasilitator yang melakukan eksplorasi terkait alasan pemilihan karier mereka. Hasil diskusi dicatat dan transkrip dikelompokkan sesuai dengan tema yang sering muncul selama kegiatan diskusi berlangsung. Delapan tema teridentifikasi dalam diskusi, yaitu empat tema mayor, dua tema menengah, dan dua tema minor bergantung pada seringnya tema ter...

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 53%

Medical Student Career Choice’s Determinants: A Qualitative Study

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Prabandari

Widyandana

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“…13 It was observed that none of the surveyed factors that were supposed to be helpful for students during their career selection was really helpful form neither 2 nd nor 6 th year students which highlight the lack of informative comprehensive career counselling service that help in career selection. Fortunately, the junior students perceived theses academic counselling service at the 14,15 In this study, Surgery, paediatric and Internal medicine were the commonest future specialties that had been chosen by both 2 nd and 6 th year students. This was different from what was reported by AlShahrani et al during their study of Saudi medical students and interns' choice of specialty at the University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…”

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Medicine as a career choice: a cross-sectional study on undergraduate medical students at King Abdulaziz University

Ayuob

Sindi²,

El-Deek

2016

Int J Res Med Sci

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“…Aside from gender, before entering college, socio-economic and related factors include lifestyle among some medical students [2] [16]; personal factors, socio-economic factors and socializers determine career choice, the prestige of the course, indication of well-paying job and bright future prospects, influence of demand of job [20]; personality [8], personal interest and previous positive clerical experience [21]); job security, interest, less competition, less hours of practice, less investment and influenced by friends [22]. Remuneration is a paramount factor among accounting students to be in the profession [23], but financial reward does not determine the choice of a career [21]; socio academics, cultural factors and university including entrance examination [24]. Whereas, professionals preparation between government and academic positions are different [25].…”

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“…Academic and academic-related factors include, ability and intellect determines career success among students [8] interest [20] particular learning style [14]; curricular -extracurricular and one's experiences, income, career choices, status, work-life equilibrium, labor content, and hours of working, [16]; adequate motivational, cognitive, and metacognitive skills which meet job or family responsibilities shall prepare students for science courses [27], and grade point average, advice from other people, and orientation session attendance [21]. Among medical students, the chosen career is relevant to the successful product of the medical-educational institution, the program offered and the characteristic of medical student [28].…”

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confidence: 99%

Preferences in Senior High School Tracks of the Grade 10 Students

Moneva

Malbas

2019

IRA-JEMS

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There are many influences that affect the preferences of grade 10 students in choosing a track to proceed to senior high school. Likewise, this study aims to identify influence of preference of a Senior High School track that is commonly encountered by the Grade 10 students in terms of Gender, Socio-Economic Status, Average academic grades, nature of parent’s occupation; and, strand and the level of influence of the respondent to be associated with preferences in choosing a track in senior high school in terms of family influence-decision; peer influence; financial condition; and employability. The research tool was a survey questionnaire. The questionnaire is composed of respondent’s profile and 10 statements to be rated. The factors fairly influence preferences of the senior high school. In terms of gender, male students consider their socio-economic status and their parent’s occupation as factors in choosing their track in Senior High School while female students consider their peers as a factor in choosing a track in Senior High School.

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Career choice and its infl uencing factors: Perception of senior medical students

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Medical Student Career Choice’s Determinants: A Qualitative Study

Medical Student Career Choice’s Determinants: A Qualitative Study

Medicine as a career choice: a cross-sectional study on undergraduate medical students at King Abdulaziz University

Preferences in Senior High School Tracks of the Grade 10 Students

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