The perceived impact of curricular and non-curricular factors on specialty interests and choice during medical school at a single center in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited information exists regarding how medical students' specialty interests evolve throughout medical school, particularly interest in surgical versus non-surgical specialties. Our objective was to identify medical students' specialty interests before and after medical school and the most important curricular and non-curricular factors that shaped their specialty choice.

Methods

An online 22-question voluntary, anonymized survey was designed to assess specialty interests and factors impacting specialty choice at a single medical school in the United States. The study was pilot-tested with focus groups. The final questionnaire was distributed to final-year medical students from the Classes of 2020 and 2021. Responses were measured on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = 

SUBMITTER: Karthik N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559574 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature