PURPOSE We are entering a new era of medicine in which an equal number of men and women are becoming doctors. Many factors combine in complex and poorly understood ways to influence a medical student's career and choice of specialty. This study investigated the preferences of medical students with regard to specialty and examined differences between genders. METHODS We administered a survey t...

BACKGROUND In Finland the number of medical specialists varies between specialties and regions. More regulation of the post-graduate medical training is planned. Therefore, it is important to clarify what predicts doctors' satisfaction with their chosen specialty. METHODS A random sample contained 50% of all Finnish doctors under 70 years of age. The respose rate was 50.5%. Working-age specia...

BACKGROUND Choosing a medical specialty is a poorly understood process. Although studies conducted around the world have attempted to identify the factors that affect medical students' choice of specialty, data is scarce on the factors that influence the choice of specialty of Saudi Arabian medical students, in particular those planning a career in emergency medicine (EM). In this study, we inv...

Objectives To understand what medical students consider when choosing their specialty, prior to significant clinical exposure to develop strategies to provide adequate career counseling. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed by distributing optional questionnaires to 165 first-year medical students at the University of Ottawa in their first month of training with a sample yield of 54....

The goals of this study were to 1) evaluate dental students' perceptions of dental specialties, 2) identify factors that play an important role in students' decision to pursue specialty training or career choices, and 3) establish a baseline of students' perceptions of the dental fields with the best future in terms of salary, personal and patient quality of life, and overall impact on the dent...

CONTEXT The reality of medical services in Brazil points towards expansion and diversification of medical knowledge. However, there are few Brazilian studies on choosing a medical specialty. OBJECTIVE To investigate and characterize the process of choosing the medical specialty among Brazilian resident doctors, with a comparison of the choice between general medicine and surgery. TYPE OF ST...

emergency medicine is a relatively new specialty in iran. therefore, the general public and the medical community do not have enough information on its duties, capabilities, its nature, and its work schedule or its degree of occupational difficulty compared to other specialties. hence, an insight from the early group of residents who selected this specialty can help identify the strengths and w...

Most of the book is dedicated to describing the complex interpretation of images at the level of the cortex. A summary of the encoding of objects in their shapes, color, movement, and depth is provided in an enjoyable chapter which explains some of the rationale behind optical illusions. This material is followed by a detailed analysis of neural velocity field computation, recognition of facial...

OBJECTIVES To look at why a regional cohort of UK doctors chose a paediatric career and to ascertain views on their career near the end of training year one. DESIGN A 20-item questionnaire was sent to all new regional paediatric specialty trainees. Three focus groups were held with trainees near the end of year one to elicit key themes. SETTING West Midlands Deanery, UK. PARTICIPANTS Twen...

CONTEXT Certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) member board is emerging as a measure of physician quality. OBJECTIVE To identify demographic and educational factors associated with ABMS member board certification of US medical school graduates. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective study of a national cohort of 1997-2000 US medical school graduates, group...