| Anaesthesia as a career choice in a developing country; effect of clinical clerkship. | |
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PMID: 22125976 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the fourth year medical student's knowledge regarding anaesthesia as a specialty, their attitude towards anaesthesia as a career choice and the effect of clinical clerkship on these. METHODS: This survey was conducted in the Department of Anaesthesia of a university medical centre in a developing country. One hundred and fifty year four medical students rotating in anaesthesia were enrolled. They were asked to fill a structured questionnaire before (pre) and after (post) their anaesthesia rotation. The questionnaire sought information on their perception of anaesthesia as a specialty, role of anaesthetists clerkship duration, and reasons for considering or not considering anaesthesia. RESULTS: Prior to anaesthesia clerkship 12 students (8%) included anaesthesia in their first three career choices (2 as first preference). Post clerkship 36 (24%) included it in their first 3 career choices (3 as first preference). There was a change in perception of specialty for 57 participants. CONCLUSION: The findings support the positive influence of anaesthesia clerkship on changing the attitude of medical students towards anaesthesia specialty in a developing country with shortage of anaesthesia personnel. |
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Fauzia Anis Khan; Fauzia Nasim Minai; Shahla Siddiqui |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Volume: 61 ISSN: 0030-9982 ISO Abbreviation: J Pak Med Assoc Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7501162 Medline TA: J Pak Med Assoc Country: Pakistan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1052-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. |
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