Motivational factors influencing the choice of oncology as a specialty among French medical students
Experience during hospital rotations plays a crucial role in the specialty choices made by medical students. The motivations behind choosing oncology as a specialty differ according to gender. Intrinsic motivations (interests in fundamental research or in cultivating a long-term relationship with patients) and contextual factors (rural life or interest in a hospital-based career) influence the specialty choices of medical students.
Authors
- Estelle Laurent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6138-2992)
- Dominique Crié
- Pierre‐Yves Cren
- Nicolas Penel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5243-1548)
- Gabriel Choukroun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0772-5656)
- Marc Hazzan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9863-8840)
- Christophe Ducroq
Institutions
- Université de Lille (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Centre Oscar Lambret (FR)
- Mécanismes physiopathologiques et conséquences des calcifications cardiovasculaires (FR)
- Université de Picardie Jules Verne (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06811-w
- Primary Topic
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00