Background Interest in surgical careers among medical students has declined over the past
decade. Multiple explanations have been offered for why top students are deterred or …

Background Interest and applications to surgery have steadily decreased over recent years
in the United States. The goal of this review is to collect the current literature regarding US …

Hypothesis We hypothesized that increased enrollment of female medical students and
different priorities of the current generation of students would be important influences on the …

Objectives Student experiences during surgical rotations may dictate interest in future
surgical careers. The objective of this study was to systematically examine the effect of …

Background Workforce planning is a central issue for service provision and has
consequences for medical education. Much work has been examined the career intentions …

Introduction Gender inequality within the medical field continues to be a prominent issue,
particularly for surgical specialties. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate …

BACKGROUND: Declining interest in careers in surgery among medical students has
contributed to growing concerns about the surgical workforce. Although the medical student …

BACKGROUND: There has been declining interest in surgery among medical students and
one reason might be the third-year clerkship experience. The aim of this study was to clarify …

BACKGROUND: A number of studies have highlighted the importance of positive role
models and mentors in influencing medical students' ultimate career decisions. This article …

Background Surgeons are the physician group most commonly identified as “disruptive
physicians.” The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual model of the results of …