Malaysian Medical Students' Career Intention (MMSCI): a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, there have been many instances of negative sentiments expressed by and resignations observed from doctors working in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Malaysia. However, little is known about the perspectives of medical students and their career intentions. This study aims to determine the current Malaysian medical students' career intentions immediately after graduation and upon completing the 2 years of housemanship and to establish the factors influencing these intentions.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of 859 Malaysian medical students from 21 medical schools who voluntarily completed a self-administered online questionnaire that was disseminated by representatives from medical schools nationwide and social media platforms of a national

SUBMITTER: Teng ZS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11340133 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature