Seyoum Nebyou, Biluts Hagos, Bekele Abebe, Seme Assefa
Ethiop Med J. 2014 Jul;52(3):129-35.
A consideration of the future specialization interests of undergraduate medical students might help in understanding the needs of higher medical education and future manpower availability for healthcare in a country.
This study assessed the career of choice made by medical students of the Addis Ababa University in the year 2012.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 161 medical students of the Addis Ababa University, School of Medicine, Ethiopia in April 2012 using a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using computer based statistical software IBM SPSS data editor version 20.0. In addition to descriptive statistics difference in proportions was compared using Chi-square test
Of the 161 students, 101 (62.7%) were male. The mean age of respondents was 24.1 years (SD 2.02, ranging from 21 to 35). Majority, 138 (85.7) wanted to pursue their specialty training in the near future, their first career of choice being surgery for, 50 (31.1%), followed by internal medicine for, 44 (27.3%) and Obstetrics and Gynaecology for, 29 (18.0%]), However 18 (11.2%) did not specify their career of choice. The basic science fields such as anesthesiology, and oncology were the least favored choices by the students. The main reasons that influenced the students' decisions to opt for a particular specialty were inspiration during their clinical practicein 67 (41.6%). Financial reward (24.2%), dedication to the field (19.2%) possession of competency needed for the speciality (18.6%) and Influence of teacher (16.1%) were also factors that influenced future choice of speciality of the students.
The majority of medical students preferred to pursue their specialty training. As the number and interest in certain specialties is huge, training centers must be ready to cater for the interests shown by the students. The lack of interest towards certain specialists such as basic sciences, anesthesiology, and oncology requires a special attention by policy makers.
考虑本科医学生未来的专业兴趣可能有助于了解一个国家高等医学教育的需求以及未来医疗保健人力的可获得性。
本研究评估了2012年亚的斯亚贝巴大学医学生所做出的职业选择。
2012年4月，采用自填式问卷对埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴大学医学院的161名医学生进行了横断面研究。使用基于计算机的统计软件IBM SPSS数据编辑器20.0对数据进行分析。除描述性统计外，使用卡方检验比较比例差异。
161名学生中，101名（62.7%）为男性。受访者的平均年龄为24.1岁（标准差2.02，范围为21至35岁）。大多数人，即138名（85.7%）希望在不久的将来接受专科培训，他们首选的职业是外科，有50名（31.1%），其次是内科，有44名（27.3%），妇产科有29名（18.0%）。然而，18名（11.2%）未明确其职业选择。麻醉学和肿瘤学等基础科学领域是学生最不青睐的选择。影响学生选择特定专业的主要原因是临床实习期间的启发，有67名（41.6%）。经济回报（24.2%）、对该领域的热爱（19.2%）、具备该专业所需的能力（18.6%）以及教师的影响（16.1%）也是影响学生未来专业选择的因素。
大多数医学生倾向于接受专科培训。由于对某些专业的人数和兴趣众多，培训中心必须准备好满足学生所表现出的兴趣。对某些专业如基础科学、麻醉学和肿瘤学缺乏兴趣需要政策制定者给予特别关注。
