Ismail S I M F, Kevelighan E H
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Singleton Hospital , Swansea, Wales , UK.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 May;34(4):341-5. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2013.876396. Epub 2014 Jan 31.
The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of graduate-entry medical students of obstetrics and gynaecology as a specialty, in order to understand how to increase its appeal to them, and therefore enhance recruitment to the specialty. A total of 90 questionnaires were returned out of 145 questionnaires distributed to years 2 and 4 graduate-entry medical students (62% response rate). Although fewer than 4% of respondents are considering the specialty as their career choice, more than half of the respondents would consider the specialty as a second option, which shows that there is room to persuade them to have a second look. Gender was the only factor that significantly affected views regarding obstetrics and gynaecology. There is a need for more information about the specialty and its training opportunities and exposure to areas of special interest and subspecialisation, as well as role models, rather than focussing on labour ward in timetables. Areas of apprehension about the specialty, such as the risk of litigation, need to be aired and addressed through career days, as well as formal tutorials within teaching programmes.
本研究的目的是探讨本科毕业入学的医学生对妇产科这一专业的看法，以便了解如何提高该专业对他们的吸引力，从而增加该专业的招生人数。在向二年级和四年级本科毕业入学的医学生发放的145份问卷中，共收回90份（回复率为62%）。虽然不到4%的受访者将该专业作为其职业选择，但超过一半的受访者会将该专业作为第二选择，这表明有空间说服他们再考虑一下。性别是唯一显著影响对妇产科看法的因素。需要提供更多关于该专业及其培训机会、接触感兴趣的领域和亚专业的信息，以及榜样，而不是在课程表中只关注产房。对该专业的担忧领域，如诉讼风险，需要通过职业日以及教学计划中的正式辅导来提出并解决。
