Positive impact of COVID-19 on career choice in pediatric medical students: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

On March 11^th, 2020, the WHO made the assessment that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be characterized as a pandemic. Medical students experienced a greater degree of anxiety and psychological stress than during previous pandemics. Negative emotions were related to decreased medical career interest, increased career choice regret and dropout rates in medical students, which affected academic and professional development. The goal of this study was to investigate the impact of the current COVID-19 outbreak on the career preferences of pediatric medical students and to explore the underlying factors contributing to it.

Methods

A prospective, longitudinal study was conducted among all 120 pediatric medical students from Shanghai Medical College o

SUBMITTER: Hu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7347769 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature