Geriatrics as a specialty: Insights from Mexican medical students' decision-making process.

ABSTRACT:

Main objective

To identify the elements associated with the decision to select or reject geriatrics as a medical specialty in Mexico.

Methods

Qualitative, with the focus group technique to obtain data. Two groups included students who rejected geriatrics, regardless of the specialty they chose, and two groups included students who chose geriatrics, interviews via Zoom were conducted. Data was analyzed qualitatively based on grounded theory.

Results

Thirty-four students were included in the final sample (52% women), mainly from the Central region of the country (44%). Students were mainly in their last year of medical school (97%). Previous experiences with older patients and older close relatives, both positive and negative, were important in choosing the specialty of

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Moreno C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11828400 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature