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Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty

Year 2022, Volume: 15 Issue: 1, 37 - 44, 01.01.2022
https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.947292

Abstract

Objectives: Career choice is a complex process where individual and environmental factors are effective. Medicine is one of occupational disciplines which is preferred most by young people who are successfull numerical subject in Turkey. This study was carried out to determine the factors that affect the career choices of firs-year students in the faculty of medicine at a state university.
Materials and methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional which was performed with the participation of first-year student (n=167) between March 1, 2020 and March 30, 2020. Data were collected by online survey method and analyzed with SPSS 25.0 package program. We evaluated 11 factors, which we thought to be effective in the choice of medical faculty, with a 5-point Likert type scale. Descriptive statistics were expressed in numbers and percentage and numerical data were expressed in mean and standard deviation. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparisons. Statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05.
Results: A total of 58.1% of the students participating in the study were girls female and 41.9% were male. The factor that was considered most important by the students in their choice of profession with a rate of 36.5% was the certainty of employment of physicians. It was followed by helping people with a rate of 53.9% and being a respected profession in the society with a rate of 53.3%. More male students than female students stated that they chose medicine because they wanted to earn more money (p<0.05)
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the most important factor in choosing medical career of first-year student in medical faculty was the certainty of employment. It was followed by helping people and medicine as a respected profession. 

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The authors are grateful to the students who participated in the study.

References

  • 1.Brown D. The role of work and cultural values in occupational choice, satisfaction, and success: a theoretical statement. Journal of Counseling & Development. 2002;80,48-56. doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00165.x 2.Yang E, Wong SC, Hwang M, et al. Widening our global view: the development of career counseling services for international students. J Career Dev. 2002;28,203-13. doi.org/10.1177/089484530202800305 3. Razon N. Choosing a profession and orientation to profession. Education and Science. 1983;8,23-31.

Bir Tıp Fakültesi öğrencilerinin meslek seçimini etkileyen faktörler

Year 2022, Volume: 15 Issue: 1, 37 - 44, 01.01.2022
https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.947292

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Amaç: Meslek seçimi, bireysel ve çevresel faktörlerin etkili olduğu karmaşık bir süreçtir. Hekimlik mesleği Türkiye’de sayısal alanda başarılı olan gençlerin en çok tercih ettiği mesleklerden biridir. Bu araştırma bir devlet üniversitesinde öğrenim gören tıp fakültesi birinci sınıf öğrencilerinin meslek tercihlerinde etkili olan faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Gereç ve yöntem: Bu araştırma etik kurul onayı alındıktan sonra (2020/07), 1 Mart 2020-30 Mart 2020 tarihleri arasında birinci sınıf öğrencilerinin (n=167) katılımıyla tanımlayıcı kesitsel olarak yapılmıştır. Veriler online anket yöntemiyle toplanmış ve SPSS 25.0 paket programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Tıp fakültesi seçiminde etkili olduğunu düşündüğümüz 11 faktör 5'li Likert tipi ölçekle değerlendirilmiştir. Tanımlayıcı istatistiklerde sayı ve yüzde, sayısal veriler için ortalama ve standart sapma, karşılaştırmalarda Mann Whitney U testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi p<0,05 kabul edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin %58,1’i kız, %41,9’u erkektir. Öğrencilerin meslek seçiminde en önemli buldukları faktör %36,5 oranında hekimlerin meslek sahibi olma garantisidir. Bunun yanında %53,9 oranında insanlara yardım etmek isteği, %53,3oranında hekimliğin toplumda saygı duyulan bir meslek olması önemli olmuştur. Erkek öğrenciler kız öğrencilere göre daha çok para kazanmak istedikleri için hekimliği seçtiklerini belirtmiştir (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Bu araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre tıp fakültesi birinci sınıf öğrencilerinin hekimlik mesleğini seçmelerinde en önemli faktör meslek sahibi olma garantisidir. Bunu insanları sevmek ve hekimliğin saygın bir meslek olması takip etmektedir. Bulgularımızın hekim olmak isteyen öğrenciler, eğitimciler, politika planlayıcılar için yararlı olmasını umut ediyoruz.

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References

  • 1.Brown D. The role of work and cultural values in occupational choice, satisfaction, and success: a theoretical statement. Journal of Counseling & Development. 2002;80,48-56. doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00165.x 2.Yang E, Wong SC, Hwang M, et al. Widening our global view: the development of career counseling services for international students. J Career Dev. 2002;28,203-13. doi.org/10.1177/089484530202800305 3. Razon N. Choosing a profession and orientation to profession. Education and Science. 1983;8,23-31.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Sibel Öner Yalçın 0000-0002-6122-7087

Nevzat Atalay Çelikyürek 0000-0001-9731-8880

Hande Şenol 0000-0001-6395-7924

Kamil Fatih Türker 0000-0003-3884-9475

Okan Yavuz 0000-0002-1403-9307

Mert Can Kaya 0000-0002-5838-3011

Mert Bozdağ 0000-0003-2161-4856

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Publication Date January 1, 2022
Submission Date June 3, 2021
Acceptance Date July 2, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 15 Issue: 1

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APA Öner Yalçın, S., Çelikyürek, N. A., Şenol, H., Türker, K. F., et al. (2022). Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty. Pamukkale Medical Journal, 15(1), 37-44. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.947292
AMA Öner Yalçın S, Çelikyürek NA, Şenol H, Türker KF, Yavuz O, Kaya MC, Bozdağ M. Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty. Pam Med J. January 2022;15(1):37-44. doi:10.31362/patd.947292
Chicago Öner Yalçın, Sibel, Nevzat Atalay Çelikyürek, Hande Şenol, Kamil Fatih Türker, Okan Yavuz, Mert Can Kaya, and Mert Bozdağ. “Factors Affecting Career Choice of Students in a Medical Faculty”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 15, no. 1 (January 2022): 37-44. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.947292.
EndNote Öner Yalçın S, Çelikyürek NA, Şenol H, Türker KF, Yavuz O, Kaya MC, Bozdağ M (January 1, 2022) Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty. Pamukkale Medical Journal 15 1 37–44.
IEEE S. Öner Yalçın, “Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty”, Pam Med J, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 37–44, 2022, doi: 10.31362/patd.947292.
ISNAD Öner Yalçın, Sibel et al. “Factors Affecting Career Choice of Students in a Medical Faculty”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 15/1 (January 2022), 37-44. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.947292.
JAMA Öner Yalçın S, Çelikyürek NA, Şenol H, Türker KF, Yavuz O, Kaya MC, Bozdağ M. Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty. Pam Med J. 2022;15:37–44.
MLA Öner Yalçın, Sibel et al. “Factors Affecting Career Choice of Students in a Medical Faculty”. Pamukkale Medical Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, 2022, pp. 37-44, doi:10.31362/patd.947292.
Vancouver Öner Yalçın S, Çelikyürek NA, Şenol H, Türker KF, Yavuz O, Kaya MC, Bozdağ M. Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty. Pam Med J. 2022;15(1):37-44.

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