Most medical students apply for residency training upon completion of medical school. The choice of specialty is one of a student's first major career decisions, and the application process often results in considerable anxiety, as it is competitive, unpredictable, and requires a significant investment of time and money. This article, which addresses several important facets of the residency ap...

Abstract: Introduction: After the residency in Internal Medicine, most graduates choose to undergo a new selection process obtain second specialty. The phenomenon of early specialization is encouraged as undergraduate course. Despite this, demand for general practitioners growing. Objective: To investigate factors that lead newly graduated clinician undertake residency. Method: This cross-secti...

OBJECTIVES The importance of professional attitudes in medical care has long been recognized; however, medical training has not stressed attitude development until recently. In previous studies among medical students, we found that gender and specialty preference are important factors in attitudes. In this study, patient-centredness of trainees in general practice and surgery and of final-year ...