Personality Traits and Potential Career Choices Among Medical Students at Sultan Qaboos University: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 1; p. e51994
• Main Authors: Al Sawafi, Abdullah, Al Lawati, Abdullah, Al Sinawi, Hamed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Careers; Consent; Data analysis; Education; Females; Medical students; Medicine; Personality tests; Personality traits; Questionnaires; Surgery; Oman; personality traits; personality; medical students; big five personality test; medical specialization; career choices

Background Personality plays a vital role in choosing a medical specialty. Despite this, research is scarce on this subject, especially in Oman. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the personality traits of medical students at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Muscat, Oman, and the...