Surgical inclination in senior medical students from the University of Auckland: results of the 2005 Senior Students Survey.
N Z Med J
; 119(1234): U1983, 2006 May 19.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
To determine the proportion of senior medical students who are surgically inclined and to assess whether gender differences exist in surgical inclination. STUDYDESIGN:
Cross-sectional survey. Twenty-five point questionnaire. Likert scale response ranking.SETTING:
University of Auckland Medical School, New Zealand.PARTICIPANTS:
218 surveys were emailed to functioning addresses of fourth and fifth year students.156 students emailed responses (71.60% response rate).RESULTS:
Twenty percent of students were found to be surgically inclined (95% CI 0.15-0.26). The proportion of surgically inclined males was significantly higher than females (p<0.01). A greater proportion of surgically inclined students found time spent in the operating theatre educationally valuable than non-surgically inclined students (p<0.01). No difference exists in the number of different procedures undertaken by students (p<0.05).CONCLUSION:
Males are significantly more likely to be surgically inclined than females at the University of Auckland Medical School.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Cirurgia Geral
/
Escolha da Profissão
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article