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Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty

Cilt: 15 Sayı: 1 1 Ocak 2022
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Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty

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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. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

Yok

Proje Numarası

Yok

Teşekkür

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

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

1 Ocak 2022

Gönderilme Tarihi

3 Haziran 2021

Kabul Tarihi

2 Temmuz 2021

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2022 Cilt: 15 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Öner Yalçın, S., Çelikyürek, N. A., Şenol, H., Türker, K. F., Yavuz, O., Kaya, M. C., & Bozdağ, M. (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
1.Öner Yalçın S, Çelikyürek NA, Şenol H, vd. Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty. Pam Tıp Derg. 2022;15(1):37-44. doi:10.31362/patd.947292
Chicago
Öner Yalçın, Sibel, Nevzat Atalay Çelikyürek, Hande Şenol, vd. 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.
EndNote
Öner Yalçın S, Çelikyürek NA, Şenol H, Türker KF, Yavuz O, Kaya MC, Bozdağ M (01 Ocak 2022) Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty. Pamukkale Medical Journal 15 1 37–44.
IEEE
[1]S. Öner Yalçın vd., “Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty”, Pam Tıp Derg, c. 15, sy 1, ss. 37–44, Oca. 2022, doi: 10.31362/patd.947292.
ISNAD
Öner Yalçın, Sibel - Çelikyürek, Nevzat Atalay - Şenol, Hande - Türker, Kamil Fatih - Yavuz, Okan - Kaya, Mert Can - Bozdağ, Mert. “Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 15/1 (01 Ocak 2022): 37-44. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.947292.
JAMA
1.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 Tıp Derg. 2022;15:37–44.
MLA
Öner Yalçın, Sibel, vd. “Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty”. Pamukkale Medical Journal, c. 15, sy 1, Ocak 2022, ss. 37-44, doi:10.31362/patd.947292.
Vancouver
1.Sibel Öner Yalçın, Nevzat Atalay Çelikyürek, Hande Şenol, Kamil Fatih Türker, Okan Yavuz, Mert Can Kaya, Mert Bozdağ. Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty. Pam Tıp Derg. 01 Ocak 2022;15(1):37-44. doi:10.31362/patd.947292
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