Specialty Choice among Final-Year Medical Students at Taif University

Mahfouz, Mohammad; Althobaiti, Ziyad F; Alosaimi, Saud G.; Alghamdi, Yasser; Alharthi, Hattan E.; Althobaiti, Abdulaziz M.; Altowairqi, Faisal K.

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“…19,20 Our results revealed that the medical students had chosen their future specialty preference, and the majority tended to sway toward general surgery, internal medicine, family medicine, dermatology, and emergency medicine. Medical students' interest in surgery and internal medicine is confirmed by the results of previous studies carried out in Saudi Arabia, 16,[21][22][23] and in Europe 24 These attractive specialties seem to be associated with more financial rewards than the other specialties. In a previous study carried out by Al-Faris et al among 302 final-year students, the author found that among the medical students, a higher preference was found for internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and pediatrics.…”

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“…25 In Saudi Arabia, a study conducted by Mahfouz showed that family medicine was the most common specialty among medical students in the Taif region, followed by ENT. 22 Another study conducted by Alsubaie et al among medical students at Alfaisal University found that surgery was the most preferred specialty among the students. 26 One of the current topics of interest is gender differences in career choice.…”

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Future Dreams of Junior and Senior Medical Students at a Public Saudi Medical School

Abdulrahman¹,

Alobaida²,

Alosaimi³

et al. 2022

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Background: Medical education is a challenging profession requiring students to acquire various skills and develop them continuously before and after graduation. The study aimed to assess the students' preference toward specialty and determine their preferred residency program and future ambitions regarding administrative and leadership positions. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional self-administered survey that included medical students in 1st year, and 5th year and internship at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU). The questionnaire consisted of demographic information and questions about the student's choices regarding plans. Results: Four hundred and fifty-eight (458) medical students out of 583 students (55.5% junior and 44.5% senior students) enrolled themselves in the study and completed the survey. Findings revealed that medical students' top five preferred future general medical specialties were surgery (34.5), followed by internal medicine (18.3), family medicine (17.2), dermatology (14.6), and emergency medicine (15.9). The junior students were found to be more inclined toward dermatology, medical genetics, and surgical general specialties. The findings showed that 63% of the students were interested in becoming future leaders, with 52.8% of them wishing to become head of a medical department. When asked about their desired qualifications, 85.8% preferred the Saudi Board. Conclusion: Surgery was the most favorable specialty among medical students, followed by internal medicine, family medicine and dermatology, and emergency medicine. The study showed a significant difference between males and females and seniors and juniors in preference of specialty and medical qualification, the female medical students prefer to specialize in dermatology (p=0.027), neurology (p=0.028), and obstetrics and gynecology (p=0.001) as a general specialty significantly more than male medical students. It shows that students are interested in future leadership goals.

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Future Dreams of Junior and Senior Medical Students at a Public Saudi Medical School

Abdulrahman¹,

Alobaida²,

Alosaimi³

et al. 2022

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“…A gender based systematic review reported 63.7% of men willing radiology and 14.7% of men in obstetrics and gynecology. [ 33 ] Another recent study in Saudi Arabia Interns reports the major factors influencing future training specialty choices are personal interest and nice load of work and on-call, [ 34 ]…”

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The influencing factors of choosing future medical specialties among students in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide multicenter survey

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Choosing a future medical speciality is considered one of the most critical challenges for undergraduate students worldwide. The present study assessed the influences and factors related to medical students career choices in Saudi Arabia. The study was designed in a cross-sectional manner to collect data from all undergraduate medical students and interns in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 5 months, starting from September 2021 and ending in January 2022. The questionnaire was completed by 1725 medical students and interns aged 18 to 30 with a mean age of 24.2 ± 4.6 years, and 64.6% were females. In all, 50.4% of respondents reported that they had received advice from others on their chosen speciality, and 89% of respondents indicated that they were interested in working in a specialized field after graduation. The most influencing factors for choosing medical specialities are job safety, creative ability, dealing with a variety of patients and monthly income (69.6%, 63.7%, 62.4%, 58.9%), respectively. Additionally, the study showed that gender plays a significant role ( P = .001) for medical students and interns in their choice of speciality, whereas pediatrics was the top choice for female students (12%), and medicine was the most popular choice for male students (14.1%). A student’s lower grade point average, the lower average monthly income of their family, lack of working relative in the healthcare field and absence of advice about future specialities are all significant predictors for stopping specialities endeavor. Our study concluded that students career choices depend on different factors, including gender based preferences and that their specialized preferences did not change considerably prior to or after graduation. Further studies are required to analyze the factors influencing student and intern speciality preferences in their early clinical and career years.

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“…15 Another study found that internal medicine was the preferred specialty, followed by family medicine and general surgery. 18 In the current study, basic medical sciences and public health disciplines were not selected as a future specialty by any student. This finding is consistent with that of a study conducted in China, Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal.…”

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“…This finding is consistent with other studies. 16,[18][19][20][21] Studies conducted elsewhere found that prestige, respect, and status are the most important factors behind specialty selection. 12,22 Researchers also stated that economic concerns were the first reason behind career selection.…”

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Specialty preferences and factors affecting the choices of postgraduate specialty among undergraduate medical students

Mohamed

2022

Pak J Med Sci

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Objectives: To study specialties preference of the students at the College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia; and to determine the factors that affect the choice of their postgraduate specialty. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 138 undergraduate medical students at the College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia for the current academic year 2021-2022. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24, and a Chi-square test was utilized to compare qualitative data. Results: Internal medicine is the first choice for 16 (19.8%) students. General surgery and family medicine were selected by 15 (18.5%) and 12 (14.8%) students, respectively. Sixty-seven (82.7%) students relied on their selection of a good future guaranteed by specialty, and 48 (49.3%) selected challenging specialty; 64 (79.0%) were motivated by a practicing doctor for their future specialty selection and 54 (66.7%) by their families. Conclusions: Most preferred specialty for medical students is internal medicine followed by general surgery. Both genders preferred internal medicine as their future specialty. Some important specialties such as public health and basic medical sciences were not selected as a future specialty by any student. The most stated reason behind specialty selection is the provision for a good future. Most students are motivated by a practicing doctor to select a postgraduate specialty. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5571 How to cite this:Mohamed EY. Specialty preferences and factors affecting the choices of postgraduate specialty among undergraduate medical students. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(6):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5571 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Specialty Choice among Final-Year Medical Students at Taif University

Cited by 5 publications

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Future Dreams of Junior and Senior Medical Students at a Public Saudi Medical School

Future Dreams of Junior and Senior Medical Students at a Public Saudi Medical School

The influencing factors of choosing future medical specialties among students in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide multicenter survey

Specialty preferences and factors affecting the choices of postgraduate specialty among undergraduate medical students

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