Raiha Ashfaq, Qurat-ul Ain Shaukat, Naeem Liaquat.
To Identify the Factors that Led the Residents to Choose Surgery as a Career.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;15(1):83-6.

Objectives: To identify the factors that led the residents to choose surgery as a career and to identify the factors leading to their satisfaction. Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted at Rawalpindi medical university over a period of 2 months from June 2017 to july2017. A specifically designed questionnaire was given to all surgical residents working in RMU teaching hospitals. The data obtained included demographic details and 24 different factors of influence were listed and there were 5 answer choices on the basis of likert scale. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22. Response differences between different groups were analyzed using Pearson`s Chi-square test. Results: The mean age was 27.61+-1.721. 62.7% were males and 37.3% were females. Most (39.2%) were 1st year residents. The most important choosen factors were I`ll enjoy, surgeons look better, consultant as a role model, influence of rotation during housejob, interest in general surgical procedures, best personal character fit. When comparing the responses between the four groups there were significant differences in factor rating for the following factors of influence; interest in general surgical procedures (p value0.010) and responsibilities of being a surgeon (p value 0.033). Conclusion: This survey suggests that all the residents were satisfied with their career choice and they perceived surgery to be an enjoyable field. Majority of the residents also believed surgery as a best personal character fit. This survey also showed that there was the influence of rotation during house job in choosing surgery as a career whereas there was no role of family pressure in their career choice. We believe that this data can be helpful in overcoming the shortage of surgeons in the future.

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