Background: Medical students are increasingly choosing nonsurgical specialties;
observership programs can address factors influencing them toward surgical careers by …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether the early introduction of observership in general surgery
outpatient clinic for preclinical students could increase their interest in general surgery and …

Objective Observerships are self-organized experiences for medical students to accompany
a university affiliated physician in a clinical setting. Our study's objective was to evaluate …

INTRODUCTION: The popularity of surgical specialties is declining amongst Canadian
medical students. Limited early exposure of students to surgery and minor involvement of …

Introduction Pre-clerkship medical students rely on various educational experiences to
decide on the residency they would like to pursue. We conducted a longitudinal mixed …

Background The predicted shortage of surgeons is of growing concern with declining
medical student interest in surgical careers. We hypothesized that earlier exposure to …

Purpose Exposure to surgery in preclinical years of medical school is traditionally very
limited. It is estimated that 59% of students make their career decision before their core …

BACKGROUND: Recent changes in medical education have emphasized primary care
careers. This could have a negative impact on the number of applicants to surgical …

Introduction: We have previously demonstrated that even a brief intervention by surgeons
can positively influence perceptions of preclinical medical students. The purpose of the …

What factors influence a medical student's career choice is of great interest to surgical
educators. Attracting the best and the brightest of the medical school class each year is an …