Factors affecting the specialty choice among medical students of Saudi Arabia; an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Career or specialty choice is one of the crucial steps of a medical student's life. It's a difficult yet important decision that is hard to reverse after getting into the residency program. The recent catastrophic experience of shortage and maldistribution of the health workforce among different specialties during the recent pandemic has made it critical for the authorities to look into the motivators and determinants for the specialty choice from the undergraduate medical student's perspective. Therefore, the study aimed to find out the major factors affecting career choice and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the specialty choice of medical students in Saudi Arabia.

Method

This qualitative exploratory study was carried out to explore the factors affecting

SUBMITTER: Nisar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616133 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature