Gauging Medical Students' Interests in Infectious Diseases.

IF 8.2 1区 医学 Q1 IMMUNOLOGY Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2024-11-06 DOI:10.1093/cid/ciae552
Collin Telchik, Christopher J Peterson, Taylor Yakubik, Sharon Park, Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie, Lauren Sisco
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Abstract

Background: Infectious diseases is a crucial specialty in medicine, yet applications for fellowship have declined even as the United States faces an imminent shortage of infectious disease physicians. Career interests often develop in medical school, but little is known about which interests and experiences are associated with interest in ID.

Objective: Evaluate interest in ID among medical students and identify factors associated with interest and disinterest in ID careers.

Methods: We developed a 26-question survey to gauge interest in infectious diseases (ID). All 16 medical schools in Texas were contacted and invited to participate.

Results: A total of 262 students across 9 medical school campuses completed the survey. Those interested in ID as a career had a significantly higher interest in public health (p<0.0001) and global (p<0.0003) health. The presence of an ID campus interest group (p<0.0015) and direct experience with the ID profession (p<0.0001) were also associated with interest. The most common reasons for lack of interest were lack of interest in pursuing internal medicine or pediatric residency, lack of compensation, and lack of procedures. Those interested in ID expressed interest in a wide variety of career pathways within ID, the most common being general inpatient and outpatient ID, as well as medical microbiology and global health/tropical medicine/travel medicine.

Conclusions: Based on this survey, recruitment efforts for new ID fellows might include focusing on students with interests in public and global health, as well as increasing direct exposure to ID at the medical school level.

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衡量医学生对传染病的兴趣。
背景:传染病是医学中的一个重要专业,但即使在美国面临传染病医生短缺迫在眉睫的情况下,申请研究金的人数却在下降。职业兴趣往往是在医学院形成的,但人们对哪些兴趣和经历与对传染病学的兴趣有关却知之甚少:评估医学生对传染病学的兴趣,并确定与对传染病学职业感兴趣或不感兴趣相关的因素:我们制定了一份包含 26 个问题的调查问卷,以了解学生对传染病(ID)的兴趣。我们联系了得克萨斯州的所有 16 所医学院,并邀请他们参与调查:结果:共有 9 所医学院校的 262 名学生完成了调查。结果:9 所医学院校共有 262 名学生完成了调查:根据这项调查,招募新的 ID 研究员的工作可能包括关注对公共卫生和全球卫生感兴趣的学生,以及在医学院层面增加直接接触 ID 的机会。
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Clinical Infectious Diseases
Clinical Infectious Diseases 医学-传染病学
CiteScore
25.00
自引率
2.50%
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900
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) is dedicated to publishing original research, reviews, guidelines, and perspectives with the potential to reshape clinical practice, providing clinicians with valuable insights for patient care. CID comprehensively addresses the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a wide spectrum of infectious diseases. The journal places a high priority on the assessment of current and innovative treatments, microbiology, immunology, and policies, ensuring relevance to patient care in its commitment to advancing the field of infectious diseases.
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