Career choices of medical students: a national survey of 1780 students.

摘要: OBJECTIVES Many factors influence the career specialty decisions made by medical students. The aim of this study was to broaden consideration determinants choice in a large population students their sixth year study. METHODS A total 2588 distributed across all 39 schools France participated National Practice Examination December 2008, after which an electronic questionnaire administered. Study criteria were: characteristics; demographics, and motivation for drawbacks choice. RESULTS 1780 (1111 women, 62%) responded (69% response rate). mean age respondents 23.8 years (22-35 years). Of these, 1555 (87%) stated preferred specialty. Surgical specialties were two selected most frequently (n = 729, 47%). General practice chosen 20%. Gender influenced specialty: 88% future paediatricians, 82% gynaecologists 77% general practitioners (GPs) women (p < 0.05). Main motivating included interesting diseases, opportunities private patient contact. limiting other poor quality life, exclusively hospital-based loss criterion associated with significant differences or discouragement from career. Patient contact significantly highlighted GPs compared opting surgical 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Students' choices regarding result interplay among several factors. Career interest is particularly low. Initiatives address affecting student less favoured deal growing feminisation profession, will lead irreversible changes clinical practice, are required.