Changes in the attractiveness of medical careers and career determinants during the bachelor's program at Zurich medical schools.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Monitoring the career intentions of medical students during their undergraduate studies could help to address the shortage of physicians, particularly in general practice. This study aimed to investigate changes in medical students' career openness, attractiveness and determinants of medical career choice during their bachelor's studies.

Methods

The design was cross-sectional, recruiting all medical students who started a bachelor's program in one of the four different educational tracks in Zurich, Switzerland, in the fall of 2019 (first survey) and completed it in the summer of 2022 (second survey). Students' perceptions of the attractiveness and determinants of different medical career options were assessed using a structured online questionnaire. Absolute chang

SUBMITTER: Weiss K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11210091 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature