background: for medical students, the selection of a specialty is one of the most critical decisions to be made. on a personal level, it determines lifetime career achievements and, for the community, it directly affects the outcome of public health programs. the aim of this study was to investigate which factors were more important among iranian residents when considering a specialty. methods:...

surgery perhaps being one exception because it may require greater physical strength than most women possess; on the other hand, women are perhaps better suited than men to some specialties such as family planning. Most women marry within two years of qualifying as a doctor and most have a family. Their problems arise partly from living in a country which provides far less support than many oth...

P192 Table 1 Delegates choosing GUM as a speciality following taster day Specialty Number of trainees (% choosing specialty)

introduction: the motivations and reasons for choosing a specialty field among medical students that  a can be effective on training of physicians and promoting   health in the community. methods: in a cross-sectional study we investigate   factors influencing specialty choice of 429 medical residents in ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences. data was collected by a questionnaire wit...

Background: For medical students, the selection of a specialty is one of the most critical decisions to be made. On a personal level, it determines lifetime career achievements and, for the community, it directly affects the outcome of public health programs. The aim of this study was to investigate which factors were more important among Iranian residents when considering a specialty. Methods:...

objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the current factors affecting the choice of ‎psychiatry as a specialty and to detect the main factors in their choice.‎ method: this descriptive study included 75 first year psychiatry residents in the academic year of ‎‎2014/2015. a likert-type anonymous questionnaire consisting of academic and ‎demographic data with 43 questions, which evalu...