How and why do French medical students choose the specialty of infectious and tropical diseases? A national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infectious and tropical diseases (ID) physicians are needed now more than ever to tackle existing and emerging global threats. However, in many countries, ID is not recognized as a qualifying specialty. The creation of ID residency in 2017 in France offers the opportunity to know how and why the specialty is chosen by medical students.

Methods

We first analyzed the choice of specialty of all French medical students in 2017 and 2018 according to their rank at the national exam that ends medical studies. A web questionnaire was then sent in January 2019 to all ID residents in France (n = 100) to assess the factors influencing their choice of specialty and their career plan.

Results

We analyzed the choice of 17,087 medical students. ID was the first-chosen spe

SUBMITTER: Peiffer-Smadja N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7602756 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature