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Whether or wither some specialties: a survey of Canadian medical student career interest

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Title
Whether or wither some specialties: a survey of Canadian medical student career interest
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BMC Medical Education, September 2009
DOI 10.1186/1472-6920-9-57
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Ian M Scott, Bruce J Wright, Fraser R Brenneis, Margot C Gowans

Abstract

Given the looming shortage of physicians in Canada, we wished to determine how closely the career preference of students entering Canadian medical schools was aligned with the current physician mix in Canada.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Canada 3 4%
Malaysia 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Nepal 1 1%
Unknown 66 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 13 18%
Student > Bachelor 10 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 10%
Librarian 5 7%
Student > Postgraduate 5 7%
Other 17 24%
Unknown 15 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 32 44%
Social Sciences 7 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 3%
Arts and Humanities 2 3%
Other 7 10%
Unknown 19 26%
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