Dynamics of career attractiveness and preferences among Swiss medical students: an observational study at the end of the master's program.

ABSTRACT: Medical career preferences are in focus because the future medical workforce should align with society's needs. The study investigated how medical students' perceptions of the attractiveness of various clinical and non-clinical career options evolved as they approached the end of medical school, and which factors might influence their career choices. This was a cross-sectional online survey of medical students who completed the master's program in spring 2025 in different medical education tracks at different Swiss universities. The survey included both Likert-scaled and open-ended questions. Flow diagrams were used to depict changes in attractiveness throughout medical school. Network visualization mapped the connections between the most important career determinants. Regression analysis

SUBMITTER: Di Gangi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12667345 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature