Research
Study of Future Specialty Career Choice among Female Medical Students in Medical College, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Wateen Assad Hammadi*, Haneen Asaad Hammadi and Etemad A A El-Shereef
Introduction: Specialty career choice is an important decision for medical students. For most, this choice is an
ongoing process throughout their undergraduate schooling. The aim of the study is to identify reasons for studying
medicine, the future specialty choices by medical students, identify different influencing factors in students’ decisionmaking
regarding future specialty interests.
Method: We conducted a survey on First and sixth-year female students
at Medical College in Taif University during academic year 2018-2019, using a questionnaire probing about their
specialty preference and reasons of their choice.
Results: The first choice of specialty was internal medicine specialty
for first and sixth year students. The other prevalent choices were surgical sp.. Read More»
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