Community Medicine as a Career Option: Perception among the Medical Students in a Medical College of Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: A very important barrier to achieve universal health coverage is the fact that proper and adequate attention is not being given to management and institutional reforms. To overcome this hurdle, motivated public health specialists are needed in adequate numbers. For that we need to know whether the students of MBBS are actually convinced and motivated to choose community medicine and public health as their career option and pursue higher studies in these branches. This study was carried out to find out the reasons for medical students for opting or shying out community medicine as their career option and making the students aware of the career opportunities. Objectives: 1. To determine the causes to opt/reject community medicine as a career option among the study population. 2. To make the medical students aware about the opportunities in community medicine and public health. Materials and Method: Type of study: Cross-sectional study. Study area: Hi-tech Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Study participants: MBBS students and interns at HMCH, Bhubaneswar. Study population: 398 medical students (second, fourth, sixth, eighth semester and interns).Study period: 3 months (March 2015 to May 2015). Data collection: By self-administered pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis: The data were compiled in Microsoft excel sheet and statistical analysis was done with the help of SPSS software. Relevant statistical tests were applied. Results: Total 398 MBBS students and interns participated in the study. It was observed that only 29 study participants (7.28%) were willing to take up community medicine in post-graduation. Lack of career guidance is one of the major contributors of rejection of community medicine as career option by the students. “Name/fame compared to other clinical subjects”, “Less opportunity of direct treatment of patients”, “Interference with person of other sphere of life”, “Unhealthy personal life” are other contributors to the rejection process.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Anumita Maiti, Dr Anindita Maiti, Dr Soumya Sucharita Mohanty, Dr Lisa Sarangi, Dr Archana Pattnaik
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