?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Specialty+Preference+Among+Medical+Students+and+Factors+Affecting+It&rft.creator=Gour%2C+N&rft.creator=Srivastava%2C+D&rft.creator=Adhikari%2C+P&rft.creator=Shahi%2C+A&rft.creator=Sharma%2C+MK&rft.creator=Mahajan%2C+PC&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Introduction%3A+Medical+education+is+one+of+the+core+part+of+educational+system+of+any+country.+Medical+education+requires+undergraduate+students+to+study+a+wide+range+of+medical+specialties.+It+is+often+assumed+that+students+do+not+make+their+career+preferences+until+after+they+have+graduated+from+medical+school.+So+the+reasons+and+factors+responsible+for+preferences+need+to+be+found+out+among+medical+students.+Material+and+Methods%3A+It+was+a+Cross+sectional+study+on+180+medical+students+to+assess+preference+for+specialty+and+factors+responsible.+Results%3A+Out+of+total+190+medical+students+more+or+less+everyone+(97.89%25)+wanted+to+pursue+specialization+and+majority+of+them+(96.84%25)+wanted+to+pursue+the+same+in+Medical+Field(p%3E0.05).+majority+of+male+students+were+interested+to+pursue+their+specialization+in+the+field+of+medicine+(37.63%25)%2C+surgery+(23.65%25)+and+pediatrics+(13.97%25).+On+the+other+hand+female+students+were+more+interested+in+medicine+(24.17%25)%2C+pediatrics+(32.96%25)+and+obstetrics+%26+gynecology+(24.17%25)(p%3C0.05).+Interest%2C+by+far+was+found+to+be+most+common+factor++(76.63%25)+responsible+for+the+preference+of+particular+medical+specialty+among+all+four+groups+of+students+(1st+professional-25.27%25%2C+2nd+professional-75.92%25%2C+final+professional-89.47%25%2C+interns-68.42%25).Conclusion%3A+It+is+thus+concluded+there+are+many+factors+playing+role+in+the+specialty+selection+and+preference+among+the+medical+students+and+should+be+equally+justified+and+addressed.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7969%2F1%2F2011-2-12.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gour%2C+N+and+Srivastava%2C+D+and+Adhikari%2C+P+and+Shahi%2C+A+and+Sharma%2C+MK+and+Mahajan%2C+PC++(2011)+Specialty+Preference+Among+Medical+Students+and+Factors+Affecting+It.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7969%2F