Career Preferences Among Final Year Medical Students and Interns: A Cross Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorRamapandian, Santhanalakshmien_US
dc.contributor.authorMohan, Dhivyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSelvaraj, Karthicken_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:45:31Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:45:31Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The increase in the number of undergraduate medical seats in India, suggests the need for faculties trained in specialist fields to ensure adequate education at the university level. Career selection is considered an important aspect of medical course admission and some career options are often overlooked by students. An insight into factors affecting the decision making could aid preparing workforce to prevent the over or under supply of doctors in various specialties. Aim: To determine the career preferences among final year medical students and interns in a private medical college in Tamilnadu, India. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted among final year part two MBBS students and CRRI’s who were going to complete their internship in three months, by a pre validated questionnaire consisting of two sections, the first section consisting of demographic details and the second section consisting of fixed response questions about their career choices. A sample of 100 final year students and 140 CRRI’s participated in this study. The primary data is analysed with SPSS software, and chi square test was done. Results: Female students mostly preferred General medicine, Obstetrics & gynaecology and Paediatrics, while male students preferred General medicine, Paediatrics, General Surgery and Radiology. Among the students who participated in the study, 20.4% have not decided which speciality to pursue. Conclusion: The medical students career options in our medical college was in favour of a few departments.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Ophthalmology, Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Science and Research, Tamilnadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Arunai medical college and hospital, Tiruvannamalai, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Anatomy, Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Science and Research, Tamilnadu, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRamapandian Santhanalakshmi, Mohan Dhivya, Selvaraj Karthick. Career Preferences Among Final Year Medical Students and Interns: A Cross Sectional Study. International Journal of Anatomy and Research. 2022 Sept; 10(3): 8386-8390en_US
dc.identifier.issn2321-4287
dc.identifier.issn2321-8967
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225598
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIMD Research Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume10en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2022.124en_US
dc.subjectCareer preferencesen_US
dc.subjectMedical studentsen_US
dc.subjectCRRI’s.en_US
dc.titleCareer Preferences Among Final Year Medical Students and Interns: A Cross Sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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