A comparison of Male and Female Medical Student's Motivation towards Career Choice | [Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College • 2021]

Author(s):

1. Hina Sattar: Department of Paediatrics,District Head Quarter (DHQ) Hospital, Rawalpindi

2. Zubaida Zain: Department of Forensic Medicine,Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad

3. Abdul Malik Sheikh: Department of Cardiology,Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi

4. Aniqua Saleem: Department of Radiology,District Head Quarter (DHQ) Hospital, Rawalpindi

5. Muhammad Arshad: Department of Paediatrics,Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha

6. Lubna Meraj: Department of Medicine,District Head Quarter (DHQ) Hospital, Rawalpindi

Abstract:

To compare motivation to become a doctor in both genders Materials and Methods: This crossectional study was conducted in Rawalpindi Medical University in March 2019 I First and second-year M.B.B.S students were included in the study. Age, year of study, and gender were recorded. The questionnaire included 18 questions assessing six motivational dimensions: status and security; nature of the occupation; career opportunities; patient care and working with people; use of personal skills; and interest in science. Responses were recorded as 'agree' or 'disagree' for each question and results were analyzed using SPSS v19. Results: Out of 350 medical students, 247 (70.6%) were female and 103 (29.4%) were male. Most frequent motivational factors for females were “Opportunity to care for/ help people” (n=240; 97.1%) followed by “responsible job” (n=220; 89%) and “use of mental skills” (n=217; 87.8%). Male students were motivated mostly by “use of mental skills” (n=90; 87.3%) followed by “provides secure career” (n=87; 84.4%) and “challenging field” (n=83; 80.5%). In our study, (n=61; 25%) of females responded in agreement that boosts in marriage perspective was an underlying motivational factor for their choice of studying medicine while (n=41; 40%) males agreed to it. There was a significant difference between both genders with a p-value of 0.005. Conclusions: We infer that female medical students have more humanitarian grounds for choosing the medical profession and are more motivated than their male counterparts.

Page(s): 382-385

DOI: 10.37939/jrmc.v25i3.1616

Published: Journal: Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Year: 2021

Keywords:

motivation , Patient care , Medical students , the medical profession , genders

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