Factors Affecting the Interest in a Surgical Career among Medical Students at a Nonurban, Tertiary Care Academic Institution

摘要

Background: Present day medical students are inherently different from those in the past by growing up in a uniquely different environment that shapes their personal and professional values which affects their career decisions. Vascular surgery (VS) task force is facing a shortage in the near future. The purpose of this analysis is to gain a better understanding of the medical students' perceptions about surgery in general and VS in particular. Our institution is a large, tertiary care medical center, which is in a nonurban location. Our goal was to identify any barriers in the recruitment of prospective students to VS and to implement directives to address such barriers.