Medical Student’s Attitude towards Anesthesiology as a Future Career
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Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Ethiopia
suffers
from
a
drastic
shortage
of
anesthesiologists.
This
shortage
has
a
major
impact
on
the
provision
of
safe,
timeous
and
appropriate
surgery
for
the
population.
One
factor
implicated
in
this
shortage
may
be
the
difficulty
in
appropriate
recruitment
of
trainees
OBJECTIVE:
The
main
purpose
of
this
study
was
to
assess
attitude
of
medical
student
on
anesthesiology
as
career
in
their
future
METHODS:
A
questionnaire-based
cross-sectional
study
was
conducted
among
the
final
year
medical
students
at
the
University
of
SPHMMC
for
the
year
2011
E.C
.
.
.
.
The
data
was analyzed
using
SPSS
20 software and
the
results
will
be
presented
by
tables
and
bar
graphs
RESULT
At total of 96 final-year medical students participated in the study. The majority (88.3%) of the
medical students would like to specialize in the future. Anesthesiology ranked seventh in
popularity among the specialties presented to the students. The students opinion positive attribute
of anesthesiology was high income(76%), quick response to treatment (76%), and controllable
life style (61% and )The negative attributes of anesthesiology highlighted by the students were
that it was , stressful(76.1%) lack of recognition by peers(61.5%) and patients(75%) , frightening
and perceived as behind the scenes The biggest influence on the medical student of anesthesiology
was the medical school rotation, with the need for longer duration of exposure, highlighted by 24
(21.4%) of the students.
Conclusion: The perceptions of medical students concerning anesthesia are multi-faceted, with the
undergraduate anesthesiology rotation viewed as the biggest influence on their attitudes regarding
anesthesiology. All anesthesiology should strive to improve the discipline profile, change the
misconceptions and enhance the attractiveness of the specialty amongst medical students from
foundation level upwards