The University of Queensland, Australia.
Med Teach. 2009 Mar;31(3):e79-84. doi: 10.1080/01421590802335892.
This study explored temperament and character traits in medical students to identify the possible predictive value of these traits to students with varying levels of intention to pursue rural medicine. This work is the precursor to a better understanding of personality traits associated with medical disciplines within specific environments such as rural medicine.
The long term aim is to increase the recruitment of students who are best suited, and choose to practice in rural locations.
Medical students (272) completed a demographic survey and the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI-R 140) to identify levels of the seven basic dimensions of temperament and character. Multivariate statistics explored differences between students' TCI levels based on gender, rural origin and level of intention to pursue rural medicine.
Analysis showed only main effects and confirmed significant differences in certain TCI dimensions between students with a high compared to a low or medium intention to practice rural medicine and between males and females.
Preliminary findings suggest that certain temperament and character traits may be related to interest in rural medicine however the efficacy of assessing personality traits as an adjunct to medical school training and career counselling remains uncertain.
本研究探讨了医学生的气质和性格特征，以确定这些特征对不同程度从事农村医学意愿的学生的可能预测价值。这项工作是更好地理解与农村医学等特定环境中的医学学科相关的人格特征的前奏。
长期目标是增加适合并选择在农村地区行医的学生的招募。
272 名医学生完成了人口统计学调查和气质与性格量表（TCI-R 140），以确定七种基本气质和性格维度的水平。多变量统计分析根据性别、农村出身和从事农村医学的意愿程度，探讨了学生 TCI 水平之间的差异。
分析表明，只有主效应，并且在具有高、中、低从事农村医学意愿的学生之间以及男性和女性之间，某些 TCI 维度存在显著差异。
初步发现表明，某些气质和性格特征可能与对农村医学的兴趣有关，但是，将人格特征评估作为医学院培训和职业咨询的辅助手段的效果仍不确定。
