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Medical specialty selection influences, satisfaction, and idealism within the framework of career counseling
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Henning, Judith |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Because of the amount of knowledge, cost of a medical school education, length of time specialty preparation requires, and the value of achieving career satisfaction, research into the specific area of career guidance assisting aspiring physicians choose a professionally rewarding area of medical practice is critically important. Past studies in this area of specialty choice examined specific variables such as personality or gender, or specific specialty areas such as primary care, or specific populations, most often the medical students themselves. This dissertation adds to the research by asking practicing physicians to complete a questionnaire designed specifically for this study to identify their major influences in selecting a specialty, if they were satisfied practicing their area of specialty and how their idealism was related to specialty and satisfaction. The mentor relationship emerged as a significant influence in the surgery/anesthesia physician group. Clerkship and high amount of patient contact were important for the primary care group while body system interest, high income potential, high demand for services, and interest in performing specific procedures were significant non-influences for this group. Interesting as well, was that the other influences of ability/skills and lifestyle expectations were not significantly different for any of the three groups which in addition to the two above included those in a medical specialist/subspecialty category. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=csu1428526833&disposition=attachment |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
