Curricular reform and career choices of Iraqi medical students
Other Title(s)
إصلاح المناهج التعليمية و الخيارات المهنية لدى طلاب الطب العراقيين
Author
Source
Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.25-30, 6 p.
Publisher
The Arab Board of Health Specializations
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Syria
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective: To study career choices of Iraqi medical students who followed curricular reform, determine motivational factors influencing them, and compare the results with choices chosen in the traditional teaching.
Methods: During the academic year 2018-2019, the final-year students at Al-Kindy College of Medicine, University of Baghdad were recruited in a questionnaire obstetrics (17.7%), and pediatrics (10.2%).
Choices in BMSSs were chosen by 4 students, namely anatomy in one male student and pharmacology, pathology, and microbiology in three female students.
Personal interest (46.7%) and anticipated future mastering skills and development (26.6%) were rated as the most influential factors to the choice in both genders.
Other factors were rated less and included: charismatic role models (13.2%), anticipated higher income (8%), prestige (3.6%), and family or spouse influence (1.8%).
There were no statistical gender differences (p>0.05).
Conclusions: Reform seemed to influence choices and made CSs highly outnumbered BMSSs.
Policy makers could consider study results in planning postgraduate studies and healthcare system in Iraq
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mandalawi, Mahmud Zahir. 2020. Curricular reform and career choices of Iraqi medical students. Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations،Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.25-30.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1272128
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mandalawi, Mahmud Zahir. Curricular reform and career choices of Iraqi medical students. Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations Vol. 21, no. 2 (2020), pp.25-30.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1272128
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mandalawi, Mahmud Zahir. Curricular reform and career choices of Iraqi medical students. Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations. 2020. Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.25-30.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1272128
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 130
Record ID
BIM-1272128