Factors influencing the choice of surgery as a career by pre-registration interns

• Published in: African health sciences Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 814 - 819
• Main Authors: Lawal, T A, Afolabi, A O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uganda Makerere Medical School 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Career Choice; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Internship and Residency; Male; Nigeria; Original; Specialties, Surgical; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Nigeria; surgical specialties; interns; career choice; surgery

The dwindling interest in surgery and surgical specialties raises the fears that the surgical man-power requirements of the society may not be met adequately in coming years. There is a need to explore ways of stimulating interest in surgery in order to forestall this. To identify factors that influ...