PMID- 32893111
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210802
LR  - 20221213
IS  - 1878-4046 (Electronic)
IS  - 1076-6332 (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 8
DP  - 2021 Aug
TI  - Factors Influencing the Commitment of Students to Radiology as a Career Choice 
      During Medical School Education.
PG  - 1174-1178
LID - S1076-6332(20)30448-7 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.acra.2020.07.025 [doi]
AB  - RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to analyze the 
      significance of specific factors in choosing radiology as a specialty compared to 
      switching to/from a different specialty as reported in the Graduation 
      Questionnaire (GQ) and Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) data provided by 
      Association of American Medical Colleges. METHOD AND MATERIALS: The study cohort 
      included students who completed both the MSQ and GQ questionnaires in the span of 
      3-5 years. The cohort was divided into three groups-"Committed" (students who 
      chose radiology in both the first and final year of medical school), "Switched 
      Away" (students who chose radiology on the MSQ but later switched to a different 
      specialty, and "Switched-To" (students who chose radiology on GQ after initially 
      selecting an alternate specialty on the MSQ). RESULTS: Of 1965 students who chose 
      radiology between the years 2013 and 2016, 281 were Committed, 625 Switched-Away, 
      and 1059 Switched-To. There were significant differences among the groups for 
      salary, length of residency, and work-life balance factors. In the Switched-Away 
      group, more students were influenced by length of residency (18% vs. 5%, p < 
      0.001) and fewer were influenced by salary (21% vs. 30%, p=0.004) or work-life 
      balance (54% vs. 66%, p = 0.001) when compared to the Committed group. The 
      Switched-To group did not significantly differ from the Committed group (all p > 
      0.05) for length of residency (6% vs. 5%), salary (30% vs. 30%) and work-life 
      balance (69% vs. 66%). CONCLUSION: The data provide insight into factors that 
      influence medical students to initially commit to, switch away from, and switch 
      to radiology during medical school. Understanding these dynamics can inform 
      mentors to guide medical students who are interested in a radiology career.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2020 The Association of University Radiologists. Published by 
      Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Ali, Sumera
AU  - Ali S
AD  - Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W 
      Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205. Electronic address: Sali@uams.edu.
FAU - Vines, Hunter D
AU  - Vines HD
AD  - College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, 
      AR.
FAU - Lensing, Shelly Y
AU  - Lensing SY
AD  - Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little 
      Rock, AR.
FAU - Ram, Roopa
AU  - Ram R
AD  - Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W 
      Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205.
FAU - Chang, Di
AU  - Chang D
AD  - Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little 
      Rock, AR.
FAU - Deloney, Linda A
AU  - Deloney LA
AD  - Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W 
      Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205.
FAU - Kenney, Philip J
AU  - Kenney PJ
AD  - Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W 
      Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200903
PL  - United States
TA  - Acad Radiol
JT  - Academic radiology
JID - 9440159
SB  - IM
CIN - Acad Radiol. 2022 Oct;29(10):1613-1614. PMID: 35272953
CIN - Acad Radiol. 2022 Oct;29(10):1615. PMID: 35466053
MH  - Career Choice
MH  - *Education, Medical
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Internship and Residency
MH  - *Radiology
MH  - Schools, Medical
MH  - *Students, Medical
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Commitment to radiology
OT  - Graduation Questionnaire (GQ)
OT  - Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ)
OT  - Medical students
OT  - resident recruitment
EDAT- 2020/09/08 06:00
MHDA- 2021/08/03 06:00
CRDT- 2020/09/07 05:32
PHST- 2020/04/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/07/21 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/07/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/09/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/08/03 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/09/07 05:32 [entrez]
AID - S1076-6332(20)30448-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.acra.2020.07.025 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Acad Radiol. 2021 Aug;28(8):1174-1178. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.07.025. Epub 2020 
      Sep 3.