Factors Influencing The Choice Of Ophthalmology As A Career Amongst Students Of Dow University Of Health Sciences, Karachi

Objective: To determine the factors influencing the choice of Ophthalmology as a career amongst Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. Study design and Setting: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on fourth and final year students of Dow Medical College, DUHS, Karachi through non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Methodology: Before conducting the study, permission from the Principal of Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences was taken. Overall 244 students were selected willing to participate in the study after having their written consent. A structured questionnaire with minor modification and after pretest was provided to them. All the information was filled by the student on their own reliability. The collected data was analyzed through SPSS version 21.0. The quantitative data was assessed through mean and standard deviation whereas frequencies and percentages were developed for qualitative data. Chi square test was applied to determine any significant correlation between different variables. Result: According to analysis of the data, 77% female and 23% male medical students of fourth and final year participated in the study. Overall 8.65% students were given their first choice of Ophthalmology which is at 4th rank in all specialties after internal medicine, cardiology and paediatrics. The major factors which influence them to select Ophthalmology as their first choice were high income, less working hours and experience of medical and surgical field. The major factors, which restrict them not to choose Ophthalmology as a career, wereless opportunity of residency, long duration of residency and less opportunity at private sector. Conclusion: Ophthalmology is at 4th rank in the choice of participated medical students. The factors attracted them to choose it were high income, less working hours and no night shift. However less opportunity of residency and less working opportunity at private sector restricted them not to choose the ophthalmology as their career.

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Specialty Career Preferences among Final Year Medical Students at the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

10.21203/rs.3.rs-35409/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Job Kuteesa ◽

Victor Musiime ◽

Ian G. Munabi ◽

Aloysius G. Mubuuke ◽

Robert Opoka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Career Guidance ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Makerere University ◽

School Of Medicine ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

First Choice ◽

Career Preferences

Abstract Background : Uganda has an imbalanced distribution of the health workforce, which may be influenced by the specialty career preferences of medical students. In spite of this, there is inadequate literature concerning the factors influencing specialty career preferences in our setting. We aimed to determine the specialty career preferences and the factors influencing the preferences among final year medical students in the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study design with a descriptive cross-sectional study followed by a qualitative study was used. A total of 135 final year medical students in MakCHS were recruited using consecutive sampling. Self-administered questionnaires and three focus group discussions were conducted. Quantitative data was analysed in STATA version 13 (StataCorp, College Station, Tx, USA) using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression. Qualitative data was analysed in NVIVO version 12 (QRS International, Cambridge, MA) using content analysis. Results: Of 135 students 91 (67.4%) were male and their median age was 24 years (IQR: 24, 26). As a first choice, the most preferred specialty career was obstetrics and gynecology (34/135, 25.2%), followed by surgery (27/135, 20.0%), pediatrics (18/135, 13.3%) and internal medicine (17/135, 12.6%). Non-established specialties such as anesthesia and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) were not selected as a first choice by any student. Female students had 63% less odds of selecting surgical related specialties compared to males (aOR=0.37, 95%CI: 0.17-0.84) . The focus group discussions highlighted controlled lifestyle, assurance of a good life through better financial remuneration and inspirational specialists as facilitators for specialty preference. Bad experience during the clinical rotations, lack of career guidance plus perceived poor and miserable specialists were highlighted as barriers to specialty preference. Conclusion. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine are well-established disciplines, which were dominantly preferred. Females were less likely to select surgical disciplines given the perceived effects on lifestyle by these disciplines for example interruption of family life. Therefore, a need to formulate career guidance and mentorship programs is required, to attract students to the neglected disciplines.

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Specialty career preferences among final year medical students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda: A mixed methods study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-35409/v3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Job Kuteesa ◽

Victor Musiime ◽

Ian G. Munabi ◽

Aloysius G. Mubuuke ◽

Robert Opoka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Career Guidance ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Makerere University ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

First Choice ◽

Career Preferences

Abstract Background: Uganda has an imbalanced distribution of the health workforce, which may be influenced by the specialty career preferences of medical students. In spite of this, there is inadequate literature concerning the factors influencing specialty career preferences. We aimed to determine the specialty career preferences and the factors influencing the preferences among fifth year medical students in the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study design with a descriptive cross-sectional study followed by a qualitative study was used. A total of 135 final year medical students in MakCHS were recruited using consecutive sampling. Self-administered questionnaires and three focus group discussions were conducted. Quantitative data was analysed in STATA version 13 (StataCorp, College Station, Tx, USA) using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression. Qualitative data was analysed in NVIVO version 12 (QRS International, Cambridge, MA) using content analysis.Results: Of 135 students 91 (67.4%) were male and their median age was 24 years (IQR: 24, 26). As a first choice, the most preferred specialty career was obstetrics and gynecology (34/135, 25.2%), followed by surgery (27/135, 20.0%), pediatrics (18/135, 13.3%) and internal medicine (17/135, 12.6%). Non-established specialties such as anesthesia and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) were not selected as a first choice by any student. Female students had 63% less odds of selecting surgical related specialties compared to males (aOR=0.37, 95%CI: 0.17-0.84). The focus group discussions highlighted controlled lifestyle, assurance of a good life through better financial remuneration and inspirational specialists as facilitators for specialty preference. Bad experience during the clinical rotations, lack of career guidance plus perceived poor and miserable specialists were highlighted as barriers to specialty preference.Conclusion. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine are well-established disciplines, which were dominantly preferred. Females were less likely to select surgical disciplines as a career choice. Therefore, there is a need to implement or establish career guidance and mentorship programs to attract students to the neglected disciplines.

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Specialty career preferences among final year medical students at Makerere University College of health sciences, Uganda: a mixed methods study

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-021-02630-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Job Kuteesa ◽

Victor Musiime ◽

Ian G. Munabi ◽

Aloysius G. Mubuuke ◽

Robert Opoka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Career Guidance ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Makerere University ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

First Choice ◽

Career Preferences

Abstract Background Uganda has an imbalanced distribution of the health workforce, which may be influenced by the specialty career preferences of medical students. In spite of this, there is inadequate literature concerning the factors influencing specialty career preferences. We aimed to determine the specialty career preferences and the factors influencing the preferences among fifth year medical students in the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Methods A sequential explanatory mixed methods study design with a descriptive cross-sectional study followed by a qualitative study was used. A total of 135 final year medical students in MakCHS were recruited using consecutive sampling. Self-administered questionnaires and three focus group discussions were conducted. Quantitative data was analysed in STATA version 13 (StataCorp, College Station, Tx, USA) using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression. Qualitative data was analysed in NVIVO version 12 (QRS International, Cambridge, MA) using content analysis. Results Of 135 students 91 (67.4%) were male and their median age was 24 years (IQR: 24, 26). As a first choice, the most preferred specialty career was obstetrics and gynecology (34/135, 25.2%), followed by surgery (27/135, 20.0%), pediatrics (18/135, 13.3%) and internal medicine (17/135, 12.6%). Non-established specialties such as anesthesia and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) were not selected as a first choice by any student. Female students had 63% less odds of selecting surgical related specialties compared to males (aOR = 0.37, 95%CI: 0.17–0.84). The focus group discussions highlighted controlled lifestyle, assurance of a good life through better financial remuneration and inspirational specialists as facilitators for specialty preference. Bad experience during the clinical rotations, lack of career guidance plus perceived poor and miserable specialists were highlighted as barriers to specialty preference. Conclusion Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine are well-established disciplines, which were dominantly preferred. Females were less likely to select surgical disciplines as a career choice. Therefore, there is a need to implement or establish career guidance and mentorship programs to attract students to the neglected disciplines.

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Specialty Career Preferences among Final Year Medical Students at the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

10.21203/rs.3.rs-35409/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Job Kuteesa ◽

Victor Musiime ◽

Ian G. Munabi ◽

Aloysius G. Mubuuke ◽

Robert Opoka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Career Guidance ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Makerere University ◽

School Of Medicine ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

First Choice ◽

Career Preferences

Abstract Background: Uganda has an imbalanced distribution of the health workforce, which may be influenced by the specialty career preferences of medical students. In spite of this, there is inadequate literature concerning the factors influencing specialty career preferences. We aimed to determine the specialty career preferences and the factors influencing the preferences among fifth year medical students in the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study design with a descriptive cross-sectional study followed by a qualitative study was used. A total of 135 final year medical students in MakCHS were recruited using consecutive sampling. Self-administered questionnaires and three focus group discussions were conducted. Quantitative data was analysed in STATA version 13 (StataCorp, College Station, Tx, USA) using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression. Qualitative data was analysed in NVIVO version 12 (QRS International, Cambridge, MA) using content analysis.Results: Of 135 students 91 (67.4%) were male and their median age was 24 years (IQR: 24, 26). As a first choice, the most preferred specialty career was obstetrics and gynecology (34/135, 25.2%), followed by surgery (27/135, 20.0%), pediatrics (18/135, 13.3%) and internal medicine (17/135, 12.6%). Non-established specialties such as anesthesia and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) were not selected as a first choice by any student. Female students had 63% less odds of selecting surgical related specialties compared to males (aOR=0.37, 95%CI: 0.17-0.84). The focus group discussions highlighted controlled lifestyle, assurance of a good life through better financial remuneration and inspirational specialists as facilitators for specialty preference. Bad experience during the clinical rotations, lack of career guidance plus perceived poor and miserable specialists were highlighted as barriers to specialty preference.Conclusion. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine are well-established disciplines, which were dominantly preferred. Females were less likely to select surgical disciplines given the perceived effects on lifestyle by these disciplines for example interruption of family life. Therefore, a need to formulate career guidance and mentorship programs is required, to attract students to the neglected disciplines.

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THE ATTITUDES OF MEDICAL STUDENTS TOWARDS CLINICAL RELEVANCE OF HISTOLOGY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal ◽

10.51253/pafmj.v71i1.3756 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 71 (1) ◽

pp. 351-56

Author(s):

Naureen Waseem ◽

Aaqiba Rasheed ◽

Maria Gill ◽

Ayesha Asad ◽

Muhammad Omar Shamim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Private Sector ◽

Clinical Relevance ◽

Clinical Importance ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

Medical College ◽

Public And Private Sector

Objective of Study: The objective of this study is to have an insight on student’s attitudes regarding histology’s clinical relevance in public and private sector medical college. Methodology: A cross sectional survey for attitude analysis towards histology’s clinical importance was carried out among 200 third year medical students from private and public sector medical college. Thurdstone and Chave attitude analysis questionnaire was employed to find the attitude score. Results: Students of both public and private sector medical college show scepticism towards the clinical importance of histology. There was no marked difference in the attitudes of students of public and private sector medical college. Most data remained on the borderline of the attitude scale employed. Conclusion: This study provided useful information for the teachers that students do not appreciate the clinical importance of histology much. Teachers need to devise strategies and to work on the students helping them comprehend the importance of histology.

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ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS; A MULTIPLE COLLEGE STUDY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal ◽

10.51253/pafmj.v71i2.3518 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 71 (2) ◽

pp. 512-16

Author(s):

Muhammad Akram Saeed ◽

Soufia Farrukh ◽

Wajahat Hussain ◽

Samina Badar ◽

Arif Ahmed Zaidi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Private Sector ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Academic Misconduct ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Public And Private Sector ◽

Medical Colleges

Objective: To determine the frequency of academic misconduct among students of medical colleges affiliated with University of Health sciences in Punjab. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Different public and private sector medical colleges in Punjab affiliated with University of Health Sciences, from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018. Methodology: Sample size calculated at 95% level of confidence, 1% required precision and 4.7% 6 anticipated population proportion was 1721. However, to increase the validity of study it was taken as 2000. Multistage stratified random sampling technique was used to select the study subjects. Information was collected on a self-administered questionnaire containing the common trends of academic misconducts. Data was entered and analyzed through SPSS version 22. Results: Total 2000 students were enrolled in the study with equal participation from public and private sector. Mean age of the respondents was 21.82 ± 1.82 years. Overall frequency of academic misconduct was high i.e. 1928 (96.4%). The most frequent academic misconduct was “asking friend to mark the proxy (84.45%)” and the least frequent reported misconduct was “using cell phone for exchange of answers (14.25%).” The difference of academic misconduct among students of public and private sector medical college students was significant (p<0.001). The academic misconduct was also significantly different (p=0.005) among students from rural and urban residential backgrounds. Conclusion: Academic misconduct was found a serious problem among medical students studying in public and private sector medical colleges of Punjab, Pakistan.

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REASONS FOR CHOOSING SPECIALTY AFTER GRADUATION AMONG STUDENTS OF A PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGE IN PAKISTAN

Pakistan Journal of Public Health ◽

10.32413/pjph.v7i2.41 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 90-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Imran Shaikh ◽

Khola Noreen ◽

Nadia Khalid ◽

Riasat Ali Nehra ◽

Kauser Aftab Khan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Internal Medicine ◽

Medical Students ◽

Family Medicine ◽

General Surgery ◽

Role Model ◽

Ethical Review ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

First Choice

Background: Diverse factors influence the career choice of undergraduate medical students. This study was carried out to identify career preferences and factors influencing their selection among undergraduate medical students Methods: The descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among under graduate students. Final MBBS medical students (84) were interviewed. They were interviewed for career preference after finishing medical school and then for reasons of choosing a specific specialty. All information gathered was on voluntary basis. Anonymity and confidentiality was maintained. The study was approved by the college ethical review committee Results: Out of total 84 students 61 (72.6%, males & females) decided about the specialty in final year while 23 (27.4%, males & females) were undecided in choosing their specialty. Among those who have decided in males (n=13) Internal Medicine was the first choice with 68.4% (n=13), general surgery 63% (n=12) followed by Pediatrics 31.6% (n=7). Among females n=31, internal medicine was the first choice with 59% (n=31), Pediatrics 38% (n=16) followed by Family Medicine 38% (n=16) and General Surgery 35% (n=15). Regarding factors influencing choice of specialty personal interest is the top factor in males & females with 72%(n=44), content of specialty 16% (n=10), role model and close interaction with patients15% (n=9), financial reward ranks fourth13% (n=8) and intellectual challenge & desire practice setting 11.5% (n=7). Among undecided for specialty (males & females) n=23, most of the students are of the opinion that insufficient information is the top most reason (56%) n=13, followed by lack of guidance (43%) n =10, lack of role model (39%) n=9 is the third leading factor for being undecided. Conclusion: The trend of preferring Clinical over Basic Sciences is evident in the study. Interestingly Family medicine was also a preferred specialty among females. In improving the health outcomes Pakistan needs Family physicians trained to provide low cost services at community level.

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Career choices of the first year students of Madha Medical College

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171330 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 1094

Author(s):

Ashrof Raja ◽

G. Jahnavi ◽

Satya Ranjan Patra

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Urban Area ◽

Rural Area ◽

Career Choices ◽

First Year ◽

Personal Interest ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

First Choice

Background: It is not very clear about the factors that influence the career choices of the undergraduate medical students. Experiences in the college during their curriculum are the strong determinants in developing an attitude to different subjects and attitude plays a very important role in choosing the speciality. This study is sought to find out the career choices of the first year medical students and what influenced them to take up that particular careerMethods: A cross sectional questionnaire based study was conducted in the first semester students of the Madha Medical College. The questionnaire was designed to find out the first choice of speciality, awareness of various subjects taught in a medical college, location preferences, and reasons influencing the preference, education level and occupation of their parents.Results: Out of a total of 150 students 141 (94%) were present on that day who had completed the questionnaire successfully. The mean age of the students was 17.8±0.6 (min=17, max=20). About 54% of the students were females and the rest 46% were males. The students belonging to urban area were 67% and that of rural area were 33%. The reasons quoted by the students for joining the MBBS course were personal interest 82%, parent’s interest 18%. None of the students could correctly answer the number of subjects taught in a medical college during the course. About half of the students did not know the duration of a specialization course after MBBS. The students interested to do specialization were 97% and interested to do IAS, or IPS were 2%. The most preferred career choices among the students were clinical subjects (71%), of which General Medicine and obstetrics & gynecology topped the list, followed by surgery and paediatrics; 24% chose pre-clinical subjects and anatomy was the most favoured, followed by physiology and the least preferred was biochemistry; only 2% were interested in paraclinical subjects of which community medicine, pharmacology and forensic medicine shared equal status but none of them wanted to specialize in pathology and microbiology. Personal interest was rated among 81% of the students in influencing their choice of speciality. After completion of education about 45% of the students wanted to settle in urban area and equal percentage of students in rural area. The students who wanted to settle in India after specialization was 87%, who wanted to go abroad were 7%. About 46% of the students wanted to join the corporate set up after specialization, 36% wanted to become private practitioners. About 46% of the students felt that 1 year is adequate for basic sciences.Conclusion: The career choices among the students of our institution were biased among the clinical subjects. The choices may change during the course of time which would be followed up. The role modelling by the faculty could be a factor in influencing their choices.

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Spinning-off or Licensing?

Industry and Higher Education ◽

10.5367/ihe.2014.0195 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 127-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ramazan Uctu ◽

Rachel Jafta

Keyword(s):

Technology Transfer ◽

Intellectual Property ◽

Private Sector ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Western Cape ◽

Practical Applications ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

And Performance

Different mechanisms are available when universities embark on technology transfer to the private sector. This paper focuses on the option of intellectual property licensing of technologies. In particular, the authors examine why academics who are in a position to create a spin-off opt for licensing, in the context of the universities' rationale for technology transfer, the nature and performance of their technology transfer institutions and the motivations behind the academics' decisions. The case study focuses on South Africa's two oldest and premier research-led universities, based in the Western Cape region. The results show that technologies originated mainly from the engineering and health sciences and the biotechnology industries; technologies were created through collaboration among researchers; they were mainly patented worldwide; and the researchers chose to license the technology in order to convert their knowledge into practical applications, to use existing knowledge fully and to make a financial profit. The most important factors influencing the decision of an inventor/researcher not to create a spin-off company were funding, commercialization and distribution.

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Carrier choices and the factors influencing it among medical students in a private medical college in Tamilnadu

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171333 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 1110

Author(s):

Dhananjay Sharma ◽

Satyajit Pattnaik

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Career Choice ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

South India ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Factors Influencing

Background: Career choices of undergraduate students are influenced by many factors. The present study was conducted to elicit the most preferred specialty and to ascertain the factors influencing such choices.Method: A cross sectional study was conducted among the final year and students undergoing internship at a private medical college in South India using a pre designed self-administered questionnaire.Results: Out of three hundred and fourteen students who participated, 298 want to pursue specialization. The preferred specialties of choice are medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and orthopedics. The two most important factors which supposedly influenced their career choice are scope for self-practice and stable and secure futureConclusion: Most students prefer clinical subjects and there were few takers for pre and para clinical subjects. There is a need to analyze the reasons for such preferences and undertake corrective modifications to increase interest in other subjects.

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