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Periclitoral abscess is a rare entity, with publications limited to case reports. We present here a case of periclitoral abscess in a 17 year old patient, which was treated with incision and drainage. We also review all the similar cases that have been reported in the English literature until now.
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Abscesso/diagnóstico , Abscesso/microbiologia , Infecções por Bacteroides/diagnóstico , Clitóris/microbiologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico , Abscesso/cirurgia , Adolescente , Infecções por Bacteroides/cirurgia , Clitóris/cirurgia , Drenagem , Feminino , Humanos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Infecções Estafilocócicas/cirurgia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
The aim of the study was to investigate the career choices, location preferences and criteria among medical students in Greece. We applied a questionnaire-based analysis using a sample of 591 students of four out of seven Greek Medical Schools. The sample included students of all academic years. The vast majority of students wish to specialize (97.6%), while general practice gathered a very low percentage (1.7%). The scientific challenge (61.4%) and interaction with patients (60.6%) seem to be the major influencing factors for most of the students' specialty preferences, whilst less common variables influencing career choice are the high demand/supply ratio for certain health services (40.4%), the income potential (31.4%), the active tempo (26.2%) and prestige (15%). 70.3% of those asked consider the possibility of specializing abroad. The low concern of Greek medical students for general practice reveals today's drastic deficiency in Greek primary health care. Such a situation will escalate, unless targeted strategies to produce more general practitioners are adopted. Furthermore, the results reflect a lower education and organizing level urging students to specialize abroad. The National Health System (NHS) should be reformed towards a rationalistic distribution of the medical specialties and medical workforce.
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Escolha da Profissão , Educação de Pós-Graduação em Medicina/organização & administração , Educação Médica , Especialização , Estudantes de Medicina/psicologia , Adulto , Educação de Graduação em Medicina/organização & administração , Medicina de Família e Comunidade/educação , Medicina de Família e Comunidade/organização & administração , Feminino , Previsões , Médicos Graduados Estrangeiros/psicologia , Grécia , Reforma dos Serviços de Saúde/organização & administração , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Renda , Intercâmbio Educacional Internacional , Masculino , Medicina/organização & administração , Motivação , Programas Nacionais de Saúde/organização & administração , Atenção Primária à Saúde/organização & administração , Área de Atuação Profissional , Estudantes de Medicina/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e Questionários , ViagemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Medical education in Greece is government-funded by constitution. Tuition fees are therefore not payable by students. This investigation aims to identify the sources of income of medical students in Greece. METHODS: This is a questionnaire-based analysis of a sample of 488 students who were asked to state their sources of income. RESULTS: Mean contributions to total student income are parental financial support (93.2%), part-time employment (2.4%), scholarships (2.5%) and other sources including loans (1.9%). CONCLUSION: The income of medical students in Greece is mostly dependent on parental contributions. Other sources do not represent popular options. This situation differs to that in other countries, where loans make significant contributions to the total income of medical students.