Career choices in preventive and social medicine and other non-clinical specialties among medical students: Bangladesh perspective

Authors

  • SM Moslehuddin Ahmed Head and Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Uttara Adhunik Medical College, Dhaka
  • Md Anwarul Azim Majumdar Lecturer, Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, Bradford
  • Rezina Karim Lecturer, Department of Microbiology; Uttara Adhunik Medical College, Dhaka
  • Sayeeda Rahman Lecturer, Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, Bradford
  • Nuzhat Rahman Researcher, Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v1i1.13224

Keywords:

Career choices, Medical students, Preventive medicine, Public health, Non-clinical, Bangladesh

Abstract

The main aims of the study were to identify the career choices in preventive and social medicine and non-clinical specialties along with the intended practice locations of medical students of Bangladesh. First, third and fifth year students of Bangladesh Medical College and Uttara Adhunik Medical College completed a self-reported questionnaire and were asked to choose three long-term choices from the given specialties. A small number of students opted for preventive and social medicine (3%), medical administration and management (3%), and basic medical science specialties. The popular choices among male and female were medical and surgical specialties (6%). More than 67% of respondents wanted to join private services and about 90% chose major cities as practice locations. As the majority of the students intended to specialize in established clinical specialties and subsequently practice in major cities, Bangladesh will suffer a chronic shortage of health personnel in those specialties and in rural areas. Major reforms are needed in medical education and healthcare to attract and retain a health workforce in those fields and to ensure equitable and high quality healthcare for those people who have little to no access to medical services.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v1i1.13224

South East Asia Journal of Public Health 2011:1:64-67

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Published

2013-01-08

How to Cite

Ahmed, S. M., Majumdar, M. A. A., Karim, R., Rahman, S., & Rahman, N. (2013). Career choices in preventive and social medicine and other non-clinical specialties among medical students: Bangladesh perspective. South East Asia Journal of Public Health, 1(1), 64–67. https://doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v1i1.13224

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Short Communications

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