Why medical students choose psychiatry - a 20 country cross-sectional survey

2014130 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

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Kitty Farooq · Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Gregory Lydall · Guy's Hospital

Amit Malik · Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

David M. Ndetei · Africa Mental Health Foundation

ISOSCCIP Group · King's College London

Dinesh Bhugra · King's College London

Abstract

We report factors relevant to medical student selection and psychiatry teaching which affect career choice. Addressing these factors may improve recruitment to psychiatry internationally.

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Medical Education and Admissions Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Innovations in Medical Education

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Published in: BMC Medical Education

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 12-12

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-14-12

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