OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY AS A BRANCH FOR POSTGRADUATION BY MEDICAL GRADUATES - FACTORS AFFECTING THE CHOICE OF SPECIALITY

Abstract

INTRODUCTION The medical specialty chosen by the medical practitioner is important for both the practitioner and the society. It is an important determinant of the future supply of doctors in different specialties and the planning of the workforce for the health-care services. METHODOLOGY In order to assess factors affecting the choice of post graduation specialty by medical graduates with special reference to Otorhinolaryngology in Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki; the study was conducted as a cross- sectional questionnaire-based study. CONCLUSION The factors involved in career-related decision making are mostly context-specific. One of the reasons for this is that models of medical education and selection into specialty programs vary globally. We thus conclude that the most meritorious medical graduates in India do not choose ENT as a branch for postgraduation, unlike developed nations and the association must take steps to improve the situation K e y w o r d s : O t o r h i n o l a r y n g o l o g y , Postgraduation, Choice of Speciality