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  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,188 Views
19 Pages

International Medical Graduates (IMGs), who completed their medical degree and training outside Canada constitute a notable portion of the skilled migrants of the country. However, due to a long and uncertain licensure process and limited opportuniti...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,580 Views
18 Pages

9 September 2017

Background: Medicine has undergone profound changes in terms of the number of women entering the profession with postulated implications of this ‘feminization’ for the profession. The present phenomenological study sought to gain insight into the exp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,070 Views
14 Pages

Perceptions of Medical Students Regarding Career Counseling in Korea: A Qualitative Study

  • Minsu Ock,
  • Young-Joo Han,
  • Eun Young Choi,
  • Jeehee Pyo and
  • Won Lee

Current medical school education focuses on acquiring appropriate knowledge with relatively little interest in developing the career selection skills of medical students. We investigated medical students’ perceptions of career problems and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,605 Views
13 Pages

The Effects of Medical Students’ Learning Approach and Career Values on Their Specialty Preference

  • Venkat Rao Vishnumolakala,
  • Adam H. Larson,
  • Sheila S. Qureshi,
  • Abdulrahman Al-Abdulmalek and
  • Abdulaziz Al-Thani

6 December 2024

Recent studies have identified various factors influencing how medical students choose medical specialties. An important factor that has been overlooked is learning approach. For Qatar-based medical students aspiring to train overseas, specialty pref...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,755 Views
17 Pages

There is a lack of theory about what drives choice to be a generalist or specialist doctor, an important issue in many countries for increasing primary/preventative care. We did a realist evaluation to develop a theory to inform what works for whom,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,253 Views
16 Pages

Undergraduate Student Perceptions on Career in the Wake of a Pandemic

  • Emily L. Winter,
  • Sierra M. Trudel,
  • Aarti P. Bellara,
  • Claire Metcalf and
  • Melissa A. Bray

1 July 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked changes globally, as leaders scrambled to protect wellbeing and safety. With many U.S. students sent away from their campuses, undergraduate students still grappled with the time-old question: “what will I do after...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,570 Views
11 Pages

Taiwanese students who graduated from Polish medical schools (P-IMGs) accounted for the second-largest group of international medical graduates in Taiwan. In 2009, domestic medical students in Taiwan staged mass demonstrations against P-IMG’s e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,830 Views
15 Pages

Our aim was to examine perceived occupational turnover intentions among medical students and the associated factors. A cross-sectional study using a Web-based survey was conducted. A total of 2922 completed responses were received (response rate 55.7...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,697 Views
7 Pages

Career Intentions and Dropout Causes Among Medical Students in Kazakhstan

  • Kamila Faizullina,
  • Galina Kausova,
  • Zhanna Kalmataeva,
  • Ardak Nurbakyt and
  • Saule Buzdaeva

Background and Objective. The number of new entrants to higher medical schools of Kazakhstan increased by 1.6 times from 2007 to 2012. However, it is not known how it will affect the shortage of human resources for health. Additionally, human resourc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,121 Views
12 Pages

Understanding the Factors Influencing Junior Doctors’ Career Decision-Making to Address Rural Workforce Issues: Testing a Conceptual Framework

  • Beatriz Cuesta-Briand,
  • Mathew Coleman,
  • Rebekah Ledingham,
  • Sarah Moore,
  • Helen Wright,
  • David Oldham and
  • Denese Playford

Medical graduates’ early career is known to be disorienting, and career decision-making is influenced by a complex set of factors. There is a strong association between rural background and rural undergraduate training and rural practice, and p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3,670 Views
11 Pages

Foreign-Trained Dentist vs. International Medical Graduate: What Can We Learn from International Medical Graduate Literature?

  • Judy Chia-Chun Yuan,
  • Foteini Touloumi,
  • Fatemeh Afshari,
  • Michael Spector and
  • Cortino Sukotjo

18 September 2022

The United States of America has traditionally attracted people from various countries, including physicians and dentists, who wish to further their education and career in the U.S. international medical graduates’ (IMGs) role has been shown to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
846 Views
12 Pages

From First-Year Dreams to Sixth-Year Realities: A Repeat Cross-Sectional Study of Medical Students’ Specialty Preferences

  • Yael Hollander,
  • Nir Amitai,
  • Shimrit Salem Yaniv,
  • Itamar Ben Shitrit,
  • Anat Horev,
  • Inbal Golan Tripto and
  • Amir Horev

17 November 2025

Medical students often begin their studies with preconceived notions about specialties, which may evolve as they gain clinical experience. This study aimed to assess changes in specialty preferences over six years of medical training and to compare t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,145 Views
12 Pages

COVID-19 and Access to Medical Professional Careers: Does Gender Matter?

  • Montserrat Díaz-Fernández,
  • Mar Llorente-Marrón,
  • Virginia Cocina-Díaz and
  • Victor Asensi

Objective: To know to what extent home confinement resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the results of the Medical Intern Resident Program (MIR) exam and whether or not a gender gap has occurred as a consequence. Method: Econometric mode...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,551 Views
12 Pages

The Career Adaptability and Support Structures of Pilots Losing Medical Certification

  • Trevis Kurukulaadithya,
  • Rajeev Nair,
  • Waqas Tariq,
  • Jeremy Wall and
  • John Rodwell

16 April 2023

The regulation of occupations such as aviation pilots can result in their facing the shock of losing their medical certification and thus, their license to work. What are the issues that these former pilots face upon losing their medical certificatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,689 Views
13 Pages

Gender Perspectives on Self-Employment Among Israeli Family Physicians: A Qualitative Study

  • Irit Chudner,
  • Avi Shnider,
  • Omer Gluzman,
  • Hadas Keidar and
  • Motti Haimi

8 February 2025

Background: While previous studies have shown that occupational choices are influenced by traditional gender perceptions, little is known about gender’s role in choosing self-employment among family physicians. Family medicine, with its emphasi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
507 Views
17 Pages

10 November 2025

Background/Objectives: As part of China’s efforts to build a high-quality and efficient integrated healthcare delivery system, tightly knit urban medical groups (TKUMGs) have emerged as a key model for promoting inter-institutional collaboratio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,778 Views
22 Pages

Preventing Obesity in the Military Community (POMC): The Development of a Clinical Trials Research Network

  • Elena A. Spieker,
  • Tracy Sbrocco,
  • Kelly R. Theim,
  • Douglas Maurer,
  • Dawn Johnson,
  • Edny Bryant,
  • Jennifer L. Bakalar,
  • Natasha A. Schvey,
  • Rachel Ress and
  • Mark B. Stephens
  • + 9 authors

Obesity impacts the U.S. military by affecting the health and readiness of active duty service members and their families. Preventing Obesity in Military Communities (POMC) is a comprehensive research program within Patient Centered Medical Homes (PC...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
7,416 Views
11 Pages

Reporting medication errors is crucial for improving quality of care and patient safety in acute care settings. To date, little is known about how reporting varies between early and mid-career nurses. Thus, this study used a cross-sectional, secondar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,283 Views
10 Pages

31 January 2021

Radiation oncology (RO) teaching in undergraduate medical education (UME) is lacking worldwide with potentially detrimental effects on medical student career choices and patient care. The objective of this scoping review is to examine the extent of p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,569 Views
16 Pages

23 February 2023

Many developed countries admit internationally educated physicians (IEPs) as highly skilled migrants. The majority of IEPs arrive with the intention of becoming licensed physicians to no avail, resulting in underemployment and underutilization of thi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,216 Views
10 Pages

Educational Strategies to Reduce Physician Shortages in Underserved Areas: A Systematic Review

  • Alexandre Medeiros de Figueiredo,
  • Antonio Olry de Labry Lima,
  • Daniela Cristina Moreira Marculino de Figueiredo,
  • Alexandre José de Melo Neto,
  • Erika Maria Sampaio Rocha and
  • George Dantas de Azevedo

The shortage of physicians in rural and underserved areas is an obstacle to the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). We carried out a systematic review to analyze the effectiveness of initiatives in medical education aimed to increase t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,584 Views
12 Pages

Factors Determining the Choice of a Career in Geriatrics among Students in Geriatric in-Hospital Training: A Prospective Study of 74 Medical Students

  • Valentine Nuss,
  • Jérémy Barben,
  • Caroline Laborde,
  • Jérémie Vovelle,
  • Martha Deidda,
  • Anca-Maria Mihai,
  • Alain Putot and
  • Patrick Manckoundia

To understand why students in the 2nd cycle of medical studies choose to complete a Diploma of Specialized Studies (DSS) in geriatrics, we conducted a study to identify the factors influencing the choice of a future specialty. In addition, we assesse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,215 Views
13 Pages

The quality and quantity of papers published in journals play a crucial role in achieving an academic promotion in medical schools. Reports on the criteria for promotion and their impact on different specialties, especially on primary health care, wh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,528 Views
15 Pages

As new graduates are crucial in providing healthcare services in rural areas, this study aimed to identify and describe the rural facility attributes that attract medical students to apply for rural internships. A literature review and focus groups i...

  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
2 Citations
586 Views
3 Pages

Here, I develop the argument that clinician-scientists crucially contribute to the translation of knowledge from basic neurosciences to understanding disease and eventually therapies. Invasive experimental approaches in humans are still limited. Ther...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
721 Views
5 Pages

Medical faculties are responsible for high-level training, not only on clinical skills but also on scientific research and medical advances. There is an evident need to promote academic careers to ensure the continuity and improvement of top-notch he...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,255 Views
11 Pages

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Doctors’ Work-Family Balance at German University Clinics

  • Caroline Beutner,
  • Anja Lipschik,
  • Luise Erpenbeck,
  • Jason Holsapple,
  • Michael P. Schön and
  • Hedwig Stanisz

25 January 2022

The measures taken to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic by governments worldwide have vast consequences on all areas of life. To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term career development, we evaluated the work-family balance of medical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,831 Views
14 Pages

A National Survey Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students Pursuing Careers in Neurosurgery

  • Roxanna M. Garcia,
  • Rebecca A. Reynolds,
  • Hannah K. Weiss,
  • Nathan A. Shlobin,
  • Lola B. Chambless,
  • Sandi Lam,
  • Nader S. Dahdaleh and
  • Gail Rosseau

3 October 2021

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted medical education and the residency application process. Methods: We conducted a descriptive observational study in April 2020 of medical students and foreign medical graduates considering or...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,742 Views
12 Pages

Fictional medical programs are often used for more than just their recreational enjoyment; they can also influence career decision making. Very little research has examined the pedagogical value of fictional medical programs in terms of their motivat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,536 Views
11 Pages

The Feasibility of Practical Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Medical School—A Prospective Study on the Pelvitrainer

  • Johannes Ackermann,
  • Julian Pape,
  • Felix Vogler,
  • Julia Pahls,
  • Jorun Baumann,
  • Bernd Holthaus,
  • Günter Karl Noé,
  • Michael Anapolski,
  • Zino Ruchay and
  • Ibrahim Alkatout
  • + 9 authors

15 January 2024

Background and Objectives: The acquisition of practical skills at medical school is an important part of the multidimensional education program of future physicians. However, medical schools throughout the world have been slow in incorporating practi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,813 Views
7 Pages

Cost and Threshold Analysis of the FinishIt Campaign to Prevent Youth Smoking in the United States

  • Brian W. Weir,
  • Jennifer Cantrell,
  • David R. Holtgrave,
  • Marisa S. Greenberg,
  • Ryan D. Kennedy,
  • Jessica M. Rath,
  • Elizabeth C. Hair and
  • Donna Vallone

In 2014, Truth Initiative launched the national FinishIt campaign to prevent smoking initiation among youth and young adults. The significant changes in the communications landscape requires further analysis to determine resource requirements for pub...

  • Article
  • Open Access
818 Views
8 Pages

5 September 2025

A history of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) during the Australian Football (AF) talent pathway may impact draft prospects and increase the risk of a second injury during a professional career. This study investigated whether a histo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,787 Views
12 Pages

The Burnout Syndrome in Medical Academia: Psychometric Properties of the Serbian Version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory—Educators Survey

  • Marijana Vukmirovic,
  • Nina Rajovic,
  • Vedrana Pavlovic,
  • Srdjan Masic,
  • Momcilo Mirkovic,
  • Radica Tasic,
  • Simona Randjelovic,
  • Danka Mostic,
  • Igor Velickovic and
  • Natasa Milic
  • + 3 authors

The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Maslach Burnout Inventory—Educators Survey (MBI-ES). The presence of burnout syndrome, its relationship with personality traits, intention to change career and work abroad w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,717 Views
16 Pages

Chinese medical aid team members (CMATMs) play an important role in the implementation of China’s health assistance strategies in Africa. This paper explored the influencing factors of expatriation willingness for Chinese medical aid team membe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,183 Views
11 Pages

“It Depends on Where You Are and What Job You Do”: Differences in Tobacco Use across Career Fields in the United States Air Force

  • Tori L. Horn,
  • Kathleen J. Porter,
  • Kinsey N. Pebley,
  • Rebecca A. Krukowski and
  • Melissa A. Little

While tobacco use within the military is often discussed as being homogenously part of U.S. military culture, literature from civilian populations highlights that tobacco use varies by career field (e.g., “white collar” vs. “blue co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,012 Views
13 Pages

Exploring Doctors’ Emerging Commitment to Rural and General Practice Roles over Their Early Career

  • Matthew McGrail,
  • Belinda O’Sullivan,
  • Tiana Gurney,
  • Diann Eley and
  • Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan

Producing enough doctors working in general practice or rural locations, or both, remains a key global policy focus. However, there is a lack of evidence about doctors’ emerging commitment to these decisions. This study aimed to explore changes in th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,989 Views
11 Pages

Burnout and Intention to Change Profession among Romanian Dentists during COVID-19: A Cross Sectional Study Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory

  • Ioana Silistraru,
  • Anamaria Ciubară,
  • Oana Olariu,
  • Ioan-Adrian Ciureanu,
  • Laura-Elisabeta Checheriță,
  • Daniela Drugus,
  • Radu Dănilă and
  • Ștefan Roșca

1 October 2023

This study aims to examine the relationship between burnout and dentists’ intentions to change careers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The MBI-Human Services Survey for Medical Personnel—MBI-HSS (MP) was used to measure burnout levels and i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,349 Views
16 Pages

Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Utilization and Military Career Impact in the United States Marine Corps

  • Marjan Ghahramanlou-Holloway,
  • Jessica M. LaCroix,
  • Kari Koss,
  • Kanchana U. Perera,
  • Anderson Rowan,
  • Marcus R. VanSickle,
  • Laura A. Novak and
  • Theresa H. Trieu

Service members (SM) are at increased risk of psychiatric conditions, including suicide, yet research indicates SMs believe seeking mental health treatment may negatively impact their military careers, despite a paucity of research examining actual c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,404 Views
25 Pages

Since the effectiveness of hospital management is influenced by financial management, healthcare professionals’ financial literacy has drawn the attention of researchers and policymakers. Previous research on medical students and healthcare pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
317 Views
8 Pages

Determinants of Career Development in Cardiology—Results from a Swiss National Survey

  • Wild Mirjam Gauri,
  • Dettmer Susanne,
  • Haeberlin Andreas,
  • Regitz-Zagrosek Vera and
  • Tanner Hildegard

Background: Despite the rising proportion of female medical students and specialised female doctors in Switzerland, the field of cardiology remains one of the most male-dominated. Objectives: The goal of this study was to identify determinants of and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,155 Views
11 Pages

6 September 2022

Background: International medical graduates (IMGs) in Canada are individuals who received their medical education and training outside Canada. They undergo a complex licensing procedure in their host country and compete for limited opportunities avai...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
4,521 Views
2 Pages

With the goal of recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of medical diagnostics by early-career investigators, including assistant professors, postdoctoral students and PhD students, and assisting them in attending international conferences...

  • Letter
  • Open Access
2 Citations
832 Views
2 Pages

1 April 2012

Although orthodox medicine trains general medical practitioners to comprehensively treat the whole patient and to refer to specialists only when patients present ailments exceeding the knowledge and skills of the practitioner, specialists continually...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,701 Views
10 Pages

8 May 2024

This article discusses how and why Christian medical missionaries established their foothold in Chinese society through the medical career of Benjamin Hobson, who was active in China from the late 1830s to the 1850s. Apart from his evangelical work a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,782 Views
12 Pages

Analysis of Severe Spinal Injuries in Korean Elite Female Wrestlers

  • Munku Song,
  • Sewoon Yoon,
  • Yongchul Choi and
  • Sangcheol Yoo

17 August 2024

Women’s wrestling is actively practiced in many countries. While severe spinal injuries pose a threat to an athlete’s career and health, research on severe spinal injuries in female wrestlers remains limited. The aim of this study was to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,009 Views
12 Pages

Barriers in Sustainability of Dental Students Choosing Academic Career Path: Comparison between the United States and Japan

  • Akiko Asano,
  • Masahiko Maeno,
  • Xixi Zhou,
  • Daisuke Sasaki,
  • Yukinori Kuwajima,
  • Yoshiki Ishida,
  • Takehito Nakamura,
  • Kenichiro Kobayashi,
  • Yasushi Hojo and
  • Shigemi Nagai

13 March 2023

The purpose of this study is to investigate barriers experienced by dental students when choosing professional careers. An anonymous online survey with eight questions extracted from the annual American Dental Education Association Survey for U.S. de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,277 Views
12 Pages

The National Football League and National Hockey League have instituted several rule changes, equipment improvements and medical protocols in response to the frequency of serious career-ending injuries. These two professional leagues and others have...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,097 Views
27 Pages

Burnout among Residents: Prevalence and Predictors of Depersonalization, Emotional Exhaustion and Professional Unfulfillment among Resident Doctors in Canada

  • Reham Shalaby,
  • Folajinmi Oluwasina,
  • Ejemai Eboreime,
  • Hany El Gindi,
  • Belinda Agyapong,
  • Marianne Hrabok,
  • Sumeet Dhanoa,
  • Esther Kim,
  • Izu Nwachukwu and
  • Vincent Israel Opoku Agyapong
  • + 2 authors

Background: Burnout in the medical profession has garnered a lot of attention over recent years. It has been reported across all specialties and all stages of medical education; however, resident doctors in particular are at risk for burnout througho...

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