Abstract
BackgroundThe objective of this study was to find what undergraduate medical students and teaching faculty perceive success to be.MethodsA descriptive phenomenological qualitative study was designed and conducted on faculty and medical students in Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Mauritius. NVivo 12 (Windows) Plus software was implemented for data analysis and thematic analysis was performed.ResultsThe codes/nodes namely being: Satisfaction, Accomplishment, Actions, Motivations, Extrinsic Factors and Intrinsic Factors were identified in the transcribed data. Satisfaction was described as the positive emotions and notions intimately related as well as synonymously associated with success. Accomplishment as the attainment and fulfilment of any physical, mental, emotional, social, occupational, personal goal or desire by an individual. Actions was the arsenal of physical processes, acts of planning, goal setting or forethinking exercised by the individual. Motivations was the drive to attain the preset goal or notion be it positive or negative. This applies to factors that enable a subject to strive forwards. Extrinsic Factors were the external determinants and definition of success perceived by the subject. Intrinsic Factors were the subject’s internal organic, comprehension and definition of success. The themes generated were: Products of Success, Mechanisms of Success and Concepts of success.ConclusionA tangible demarcation is noticeable between the preconceived general impression of success and the vast multifactorial cohort of intrinsic and extrinsic factors coupled to the highly emotional aspects which were brought forth.
Highlights
Success is a concept which is ever changing and has countless as well as unfathomable depths of perceptions, notions, comprehensions and definitions
A total number of twenty interviews were conducted, (n=20) which consists of 10(50) teaching faculty were labelled as participant F1-F10 and 10(50) undergraduate medical students were labelled as participant M1-M10 respectively
The data collected from this study suggests that a quantifiable and tangible demarcation is noticeable between the preconceived general impression of success and the vast multifactorial cohort of intrinsic and extrinsic factors coupled to the highly emotional aspects which were brought forth [16, 17]
Summary
Success is a concept which is ever changing and has countless as well as unfathomable depths of perceptions, notions, comprehensions and definitions. Thereof, the relevance of an individual human life is being increasingly gauged on one’s ability to succeed in one’s lifetime [3,4] When it comes to understanding the perception of success within society. A study conducted by Angela L Duckworth and team on 9,646 American adults based their research on success via dividing the attainment thereof into two categories namely in the objective realm as well as the subjective realm. The study conducted subdivides success into the two broad based categories of namely objective and subjective success. Motivations was the drive to attain the preset goal or notion be it positive or negative This applies to factors that enable a subject to strive forwards.
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