Association of Demographic Factors and Medical School Experiences With Students' Intention to Pursue a Surgical Specialty and Practice in Underserved Areas.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The surgical workforce shortage is a threat to promoting health equity in medically underserved areas. Although the Health Resources and Services Administration and the American College of Surgeons have called to increase the surgical pipeline for trainees to mitigate this shortage, the demographic factors associated with students' intention to practice in underserved areas is unknown.

Objective

To evaluate the association between students' demographics and medical school experiences with intention to pursue surgery and practice in underserved areas.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study surveyed graduating US allopathic medical students who matriculated between 2007-2008 and 2011-2012. Analysis began June 2020 and ended December 2020

SUBMITTER: Nguyen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8495601 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature