What is different about medical students interested in non-clinical careers?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The proportion of medical school graduates who pursue careers other than full-time clinical practice has increased in some countries as the physician's role has evolved and diversified with the changing landscape of clinical practice and the advancement of biomedicine. Still, past studies of medical students' career choices have focused on clinical specialties and little is known about their choice of non-clinical careers. The present study examined backgrounds, motivation and perceptions of medical students who intended non-clinical careers.

Methods

A questionnaire was administered to students at six Korean medical schools distributed across all provinces in the nation. The questionnaire comprised 40 items on respondents' backgrounds, their motivation for and int

SUBMITTER: Kim KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3679731 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature