Original Article
IJMDC. 2023; 7(6): 886-893
General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Rani A. Al-Sairafi, Mohannad T. Hemdi, Asrar Ahmad Banjar, Rahaf Ibrahim Bukhari, Rahaf Mohammad Alradadi, Rahaf Ghassan Baaqeel.
ABSTRACT
Background: Even though selecting a surgical career to follow after graduation is a difficult and complex procedure, many other elements may influence a student’s choice. The purpose of this study is to identify the variables influencing medical students’ and interns’ decisions to pursue a surgical profession. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional survey was conducted by distributing questionnaires online to sixthyear medical students and interns. Survey items obtained data on demographics, surgical interests, and factors affecting a surgical career. Results: A total of 685 participants responded, 76.1% were sixth-year medical students, and 23.9% were medical interns. Most participants (70.5%) were interested in pursuing surgery as a future career. Factors influencing students’ decisions, such as lifestyle, career opportunities, future employment, work hours, stressful job, financial rewards, lifestyle during training, intellectual challenge, and hands-on work skills, were the highest- scored factors, respectively. On the other hand, the least scored factors were Saudi surgical programs being better than overseas ones, advice from family and friends, and surgery being “female-unfriendly,” respectively. Conclusion: As most respondents showed interest in pursuing a career in surgery, many factors have played a significant role in their decision. These findings represent an opportunity that needs to be addressed to increase the number of applicants to surgical residency programs.
Keywords:
Surgery, medical students, prospective career path, interns.
Authors
Rani A Al-Sairafi
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Mohannad T Hemdi
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Asrar Ahmad Banjar
Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Rahaf Ibrahim Bukhari
College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Rahaf Mohammad Alradadi
Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Rahaf Ghassan Baaqeel
Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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. Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.; asrarbanjar12@gmail.com
Publication history
Received 16 Jan 2023
Accepted 24 Jan 2023
Published online 06 Mar 2023
Published in print 13 Mar 2023
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Al-Sairafi RA, Hemdi MT, Banjar AA, Bukhari RI, Alradadi RM, Baaqeel RG. General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2023; 7(6): 886-893. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1673807643
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Al-Sairafi RA, Hemdi MT, Banjar AA, Bukhari RI, Alradadi RM, Baaqeel RG. General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=139698 [Access: May 28, 2023]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1673807643
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Al-Sairafi RA, Hemdi MT, Banjar AA, Bukhari RI, Alradadi RM, Baaqeel RG. General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2023; 7(6): 886-893. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1673807643
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Al-Sairafi RA, Hemdi MT, Banjar AA, Bukhari RI, Alradadi RM, Baaqeel RG. General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2023), [cited May 28, 2023]; 7(6): 886-893. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1673807643
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Al-Sairafi, R. A., Hemdi, . M. T., Banjar, . A. A., Bukhari, . R. I., Alradadi, . R. M. & Baaqeel, . R. G. (2023) General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 7 (6), 886-893. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1673807643
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Al-Sairafi, Rani A., Mohannad T. Hemdi, Asrar Ahmad Banjar, Rahaf Ibrahim Bukhari, Rahaf Mohammad Alradadi, and Rahaf Ghassan Baaqeel. 2023. General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (6), 886-893. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1673807643
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Al-Sairafi, Rani A., Mohannad T. Hemdi, Asrar Ahmad Banjar, Rahaf Ibrahim Bukhari, Rahaf Mohammad Alradadi, and Rahaf Ghassan Baaqeel. "General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7 (2023), 886-893. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1673807643
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Al-Sairafi, Rani A., Mohannad T. Hemdi, Asrar Ahmad Banjar, Rahaf Ibrahim Bukhari, Rahaf Mohammad Alradadi, and Rahaf Ghassan Baaqeel. "General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7.6 (2023), 886-893. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1673807643
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Al-Sairafi, R. A., Hemdi, . M. T., Banjar, . A. A., Bukhari, . R. I., Alradadi, . R. M. & Baaqeel, . R. G. (2023) General surgery career path and factors in medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (6), 886-893. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1673807643
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