What drives Malaysian medical students’ specialty choices? Findings from the MMSCI study
Majority of Malaysian medical students expressed intentions to specialise. The preferences in specialty choices in our study reflect the global trends. Passion and interest were the top reasons for medical students when indicating their specialty of choice. Further studies are needed to explore the changing trends in specialty choices and the influencing factors.
Authors
- Yu Xuan Teoh
- Zhi Sean Teng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6812-4192)
- Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-1972)
- Jamunarani S. Vadivelu
- Shiroshini Periasamy
- Sweet Chiao Chean
- Subhashini Sivagobi
- Jun Jie Oon
- Felice Xiao Yuan Yeap
- Gerald Tze Zhen Ser
- Jeshua Nathaniel Devan
- Yuan Heng Chia
- Jack Kang Tan
- Eldon Tsai
- Nicolas Ong
- S. Law
- Chin Hai Teo
- Wei-Han Hong
- the Malaysia MedEd Collaborative
Institutions
- University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (MY)
- University of Malaya (MY)
- National Stroke Association of Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Human Resources for Health
- Published
- 2025-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-025-01042-y
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00