Factors affecting the specialty choice of medical students at king Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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dc.contributor.authorNemri, Ismail Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorAgabawi, Abdullah Khaled
dc.contributor.authorAkel, Meshal Samir
dc.contributor.authorNoorelahi, Ahmed Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorEldeek, Basem Salama
dc.contributor.authorAlghamdi, Sarah Saeed
dc.contributor.authorAlghamdi, Naif Ali
dc.contributor.authorAyuob, Nasra Naeim
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-10T10:46:59Z
dc.date.available2016-03-10T10:46:59Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: Little is known about the factors that influence the choice of medical specialty by male and female senior medical students at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah so this study was conducted to investigate these factors. Methods: In this cross sectional study, data was collected through a questionnaire that was adapted to the Saudi culture from. It was distributed to three hundred male and female medical students in their sixth year and the response rate was 79.6%. Data analysis was carried out by using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version during the years 2013-2014. The percentages and the significances of the most and the least factors that influence the choice of medical specialties by the sample of the study were computed. Results: Study showed that 91 out of 121 senior male students and 88 senior female students out of 118 agreed that joining medical school was their first interest. Results illustrated that helping patients is the most considerable reason to choose medicine by the majority of the students (93% of senior male students and 91% of senior female students) whereas family enforcement was the least influential reason to choose medicine (28% of senior male students and 23% of senior female students). Internal medicine was chosen by the majority of the sample of the study as their first interest after graduating from medical school (43 male and female senior students). While only one male medical student chose community medicine. Conclusions: Medicine was the first choice for the majority of both male and female medical students who entered university. Internal medicine was the most desirable specialty following graduation. Most of the graduates have no plan in pursuing a career in general practice. It is advocated to establish a career advising committee at KAU. The committee should focus on medical students during their final clinical years. The lack of physicians in some specialties and its effect on the community should be addressed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNemri Ismail Ahmed, Agabawi Abdullah Khaled, Akel Meshal Samir, Noorelahi Ahmed Mohammed, Eldeek Basem Salama, Alghamdi Sarah Saeed, Alghamdi Naif Ali, Ayuob Nasra Naeim. Factors affecting the specialty choice of medical students at king Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2015 Oct-Dec; 2(4): 570-574.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/175655
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijcmph.com/?mno=199524en_US
dc.subjectMedical specialtyen_US
dc.subjectSelectionen_US
dc.subjectMedical studentsen_US
dc.subjectSaudi Arabiaen_US
dc.subjectCarrieren_US
dc.titleFactors affecting the specialty choice of medical students at king Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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