Gender Associated with the Intention to Choose a Medical Specialty in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in 11 Countries in Latin America
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Authors
Ng-Sueng, Luis FernandoVargas Matos, Iván
Mayta-Tristan, Percy
Pereyra Elías, Reneé
Montenegro Idrogo, Juan José
Inga Berrospi, Fiorella
Ancalli, Felix
Bonilla Escobar, Francisco
Diaz Velez, Cristian
Gutierrez Quezada, Erick
Gomez Alhach, Jennifer
Muñoz Medina, Carlos E.
Sanchez Pozo, Adriana
Vidal, Milisen
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2016-08-12xmlui.metadata.dc.contributor.email
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Gender Associated with the Intention to Choose a Medical Specialty in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in 11 Countries in Latin America 2016, 11 (8):e0161000 PLOS ONEJournal
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10.1371/journal.pone.0161000Additional Links
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The selection of a medical specialty has been associated with multiple factors, such as personal preferences, academic exposure, motivational factors and sociodemographic factors, such as gender. The number of women in the medical field has increased in recent years. In Latin America, we have not found any studies that explore this relationship.Secondary analysis of the Collaborative Working Group for the Research of Human Resources for Health (Red-LIRHUS) data; a multi-country project of students in their first year and fifth year of study, from 63 medical schools in 11 Latin American countries. All students who referred intention to choose a certain medical specialty were considered as participants.There is an association between the female gender and the intention to choose Obstetrics/ Gynecology, Pediatrics, Pediatric Surgery, Dermatology, and Oncology. We recommend conducting studies that consider other factors that can influence the choice of a medical specialty.Type
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10.1371/journal.pone.0161000
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