Introduction. In the system of higher education, at postgraduate level specialist training, formation a doctor as highly qualified is possible only with formed motivational and value attitude in his professional development. One current areas research to study motivation doctors, analysis life values needs underlying work be have our, identify factors that motivate demotivate, their working con...

BACKGROUND Choosing a medical specialty can be either a daunting and confusing experience for some medical students and junior doctors or a foregone conclusion to others. The aim of this study is to evaluate factors affecting future specialty choice among medical students in Kuwait University. METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from medical students registered ...

BACKGROUND Little research addresses how medical students develop their choice of specialty training in Japan. The purpose of this research was to elucidate factors considered by Japanese medical students when formulating their specialty choice. METHODS We conducted qualitative interviews with 25 Japanese medical students regarding factors influencing specialty preference and their views on r...

BACKGROUND Community Based Education and Service (COBES) are those learning activities that make use of the community as a learning environment. COBES exposes students to the public and primary health care needs of rural communities. The purpose of this study was to investigate students' perceived usefulness of COBES and its potential effect on their choice of career specialty and willingness t...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the link between the rank at the national pharmacy residency examination and the choice of pharmacy specialty for hospital residency-admitted French pharmacy students. METHODS Examination ranks as well as the pharmacy residency specialty to which residency candidates are finally admitted were collected for all students (n=1948) having successfully passed the national Fren...