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   Anaesthesia as a career choice in a developing country; Effect of clinical clerkship  
   
نویسنده Khan Fauzia Anis ,Minai Fauzia Nasim ,Siddiqui Shahla
منبع journal of the pakistan medical association - 2011 - دوره : 61 - شماره : 11 - صفحه:1052 -1056
چکیده    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.
کلیدواژه Anaesthesia ,Career choice ,Pakistan ,Karachi
آدرس Aga Khan University, Department of Anaesthesia, Pakistan, Aga Khan University, Department of Anaesthesia, Pakistan, Aga Khan University, Department of Anaesthesia, Pakistan
 
     
   
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