Titre :

Motivational factors influencing the choice of oncology as a specialty among French medical students

Auteur(s) :

Penel, Nicolas [Auteur]
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Cren, Pierre-Yves [Auteur]
Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Oscar Lambret [Lille] [UNICANCER/Lille]
Ducroq, Christophe [Auteur]
Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Education de Lille - ULR 4354 [CIREL]
Laurent, Estelle [Auteur]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Choukroun, Gabriel [Auteur]
Mécanismes physiopathologiques et conséquences des calcifications cardiovasculaires - UR UPJV 7517 [MP3CV]
CHU Amiens-Picardie
Hazzan, Marc [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Crie, Dominique [Auteur]
Lille University Management Lab - ULR 4999 [LUMEN]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]

Titre de la revue :

BMC Medical Education

Pagination :

447

Éditeur :

BioMed Central

Date de publication :

2025-03-27

ISSN :

1472-6920

Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :

Hospital rotation
Medical students
Motivation
Oncology
Specialty choice

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]/Médecine humaine et pathologie
Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]/Cancer

Résumé en anglais : [en]

Background: There is limited data regarding what motivations are behind the choice of oncology (both medical oncology and radiation oncology) as a specialty among medical students. Therefore, the aim of this study is to ...
Lire la suite >Background: There is limited data regarding what motivations are behind the choice of oncology (both medical oncology and radiation oncology) as a specialty among medical students. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the factors that motivate medical students to choose oncology as a specialty.Methods: Medical students of classes 2022 and 2023 in the Universities of Lille and Amiens (North of France) were enrolled in a quantitative online survey. Chi-square automatic interaction detection (CHAID) and binary and multiple linear regressions were performed to identify the factors that determine the choice of specialty among the students.Results: Among 563 respondents (response rate: 45%) who participated in the survey, 14, 13, and 14 were considering oncology as their first (2.5%), second (2.3%), and third (2.5%) specialty choices, respectively. The CHAID analysis retained two factors: "rotation in the medical oncology unit" (p < .0001) and "identification with a physician practicing the desired specialty" (p = 0.049). The factors identified in the multivariate regression analysis (weighted according to first, second, or third choices) differed according to sex. In men, rotation in a radiation oncology unit (β = 0.190; p < 0.001) or a medical oncology unit (β = 0.227; p = 0.010) and interest in fundamental research (β = 0.063; p < 0.001) were positively associated with choosing oncology as a specialty, whereas working in rural areas (β=-0.094; p = 0.014) was negatively associated with choosing oncology as a specialty. In women, rotation in a medical oncology unit (β = 0.289; p < 0.001), interest in cultivating a long-term relationship with patients (β = 0.129; p < 0.001), and interest in a hospital-based career (β = 0.214;p < 0.001) were positively associated with choosing oncology as a specialty; whereas desire to see the results of treatments quickly (β=-0.143; p = 0.018) and working in rural areas (β=-0.153; p = 0.006) were negatively associated with choosing oncology as a specialty.Conclusions: 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.Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Comité de lecture :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Vulgarisation :

Non

Collections :

• Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Éducation de Lille (CIREL) - ULR 4354

Source :

Harvested from HAL

Date de dépôt :

2025-04-09T03:39:27Z