14Dec 2022

FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOOSING MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AMONG FINAL YEAR MALE MEDICAL STUDENTS AT KAU, JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA. A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, Consultant, Internal Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
  • MD, Faculty of Medicine, King abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
  • MD,faculty of medicine,king Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
  • MD, faculty of medicine,king Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
  • MD,faculty of medicine,king Abdulaziz University, saudi Arabia.
  • MD,faculty of medicine, king Abdulaziz University,saudiArabia.
  • MD,faculty of medicine,king Abdulaziz University, saudi Arabia.
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Background: Choosing a medical specialty is one of the challenging Aspect among medical students at their final academic year. This study aims to understand the factors influencing choosing medical specialties among medical students at King Abdulaziz University

Methodology: An electronic questionnaire has been designed for data collection that involved 6th year medical students at faculty of medicine King AbdulazizUniversity . And chi-square test used to compare between different variables regarding the choice of medical fields

Result:Of the 150 students approached, 45 (30%) decided to participate. Of those who participated, a total of 36 (80%) students made a decision regarding their choice of future medical specialty. Internal medicine (20%), psychiatry (8.9%), orthopedics (6.7%), and diagnostic radiology (6.7%) were the most desired specialties. Only 77.8% of those who selected a future specialty received advice regarding their choice. Deciding factors included a good lifestyle (22.2%), good treatment outcome (20%), a variety of subspecialties (15.6%).

Conclusion: Multiple factors have been considered, even non-financial aspects, that inform a students decision when selecting their best fit for a future career. These aspects include lifestyle, better treatment outcomes, and family advice.


[Dr. Asim Tariq Sharif, Eyad Saleh S. Alahmadi, Marwan Mansour M. Abdulhaq, Alwaleed Mahmoud H. Timraz, Khalid Esam A. Alshebl, Nawaf Meshal R. Alhassani and Mohammed Saleh S. Aljuhani (2022); FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOOSING MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AMONG FINAL YEAR MALE MEDICAL STUDENTS AT KAU, JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA. A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY Int. J. of Adv. Res. 10 (Dec). 287-288] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Asim Tariq sharif

Saudi Arabia

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/15634      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/15634