Khader Yousef, Al-Zoubi Dema, Amarin Zouhair, Alkafagei Ahmad, Khasawneh Mohammad, Burgan Samar, El Salem Khalid, Omari Mousa
Department of Public Health, Community Medicine and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
BMC Med Educ. 2008 May 23;8:32. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-8-32.
In recent years there has been a growing appreciation of the issues of career preference in medicine as it may affect student learning and academic performance. However, no such studies have been undertaken in medical schools in Jordan. Therefore, we carried out this study to investigate the career preferences of medical students at Jordan University of Science and Technology and determine factors that might influence their career decisions.
A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was carried out among second, fourth and sixth year medical students at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan during the academic year 2006/2007. A total of 440 students answered the questionnaire which covered demographic characteristics, specialty preferences, and the factors that influenced these career preferences. Possible influences were selected on the basis of a literature review and discussions with groups of medical students and physicians. Students were asked to consider 14 specialty options and select the most preferred career preference.
The most preferred specialty expressed by male students was surgery, followed by internal medicine and orthopaedics, while the specialty most preferred by female students was obstetrics and gynaecology, followed by pediatrics and surgery. Students showed little interest in orthopedics, ophthalmology, and dermatology. While 3.1% of females expressed interest in anesthesiology, no male students did. Other specialties were less attractive to most students. Intellectual content of the specialty and the individual's competencies were the most influential on their preference of specialty. Other influential factors were the "reputation of the specialty", "anticipated income", and "focus on urgent care".
Surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynaecology were the most preferred specialty preferences of medical students at Jordan University of Science and Technology.
近年来，人们越来越认识到医学职业偏好问题，因为它可能影响学生的学习和学业成绩。然而，约旦的医学院尚未开展此类研究。因此，我们开展了这项研究，以调查约旦科技大学医学生的职业偏好，并确定可能影响其职业决策的因素。
2006/2007学年期间，在约旦伊尔比德的约旦科技大学对二、四、六年级医学生进行了一项基于问卷的横断面调查。共有440名学生回答了问卷，问卷涵盖人口统计学特征、专业偏好以及影响这些职业偏好的因素。根据文献综述以及与医学生和医生群体的讨论，选择了可能的影响因素。要求学生考虑14个专业选项，并选择最偏好的职业。
男生最偏好的专业是外科，其次是内科和骨科，而女生最偏好的专业是妇产科，其次是儿科和外科。学生对骨科、眼科和皮肤科兴趣不大。虽然3.1%的女生表示对麻醉学感兴趣，但没有男生表示感兴趣。其他专业对大多数学生吸引力较小。专业的知识内容和个人能力对其专业偏好影响最大。其他影响因素包括“专业声誉”“预期收入”和“对急症护理的关注”。
外科、内科、儿科和妇产科是约旦科技大学医学生最偏好的专业。
