Factors influencing subspecialty choice among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterise the contributing factors that affect medical students' subspecialty choice and to estimate the extent of influence of individual factors on the students' decision-making process.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

A systematic search of the Cochrane Library, ERIC, Web of Science, CNKI and PubMed databases was conducted for studies published between January 1977 and June 2018. Information concerning study characteristics, influential factors and the extent of their influence (EOI) was extracted independently by two trained investigators. EOI is the percentage level that describes how much each of the factors influenced students' choice of subspecialty. The recruited medical students include students in medical school, internsh

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6429728 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature