The medical career choice motivations - Results from a Hungarian study

被引:19
作者
Girasek, Edmond [1 ]
Molnar, Regina [2 ]
Eke, Edit [1 ]
Szocska, Miklos [1 ]
机构
[1] Semmelweis Univ, Hlth Serv Management Training Ctr, H-1225 Budapest, Hungary
[2] Univ Szeged, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
来源
CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 2011年 / 6卷 / 04期
关键词
Career choice motivations; Medical education; Medical students; Medical doctors; Migration intentions; Resident doctors; Preferences of medical speciality; STUDENTS MOTIVATION;
D O I
10.2478/s11536-011-0034-0
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Some decades ago being a medical doctor was characterized unambiguously as a profession that offers help and serves the patients' needs during medical treatment. In today's society, this image of the medical profession has been substantially changed. The present paper aims to examine medical career choice motivations and preferences of choosing speciality, in the light of current social and economic changes in Hungary. The study was carried out by using a voluntary, self-administrated, questionnaire among first-year medical students and resident doctors in four medical faculties in Hungary. The career choice motivations of the first-year medical students and resident doctors are similar and match to the traditional health profession career choice motivations. Nevertheless the first-year students consider high income as one of the most important factors. They appear more conscious and more ambitious regarding their future speciality choice. The Hungarian health care system and medical education must be prepared for the presence of students that are aware of the high market value of a medical diploma, have excellent language skills, and consider migration as one main factor in their motivation when choosing a medical profession.
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页码:502 / 509
页数:8
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