OPINION OF FRESH MEDICAL GRADUATES ABOUT PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AS THEIR CHOICE OF SPECIALTY
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Jan 3, 2016
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Fresh graduates, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS), Re-spondents, Questionnaire, Survey
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Abstract
Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the approach of recent
medical graduate towards adopting PRS as their choice of specialty, and to
have a direct assessment of their PRS perception.
Methodology: After, ethical board approval, and consent, medical gradu -ates of the years 2011 to 2013, from King Saud University and couple of oth-er centers, in Riyadh, KSA, were invited to participate in the survey through
questionnaires.
Results: A total number of 150 questionnaires were included in the final anal -yses. More than 95% of respondents were interested in post graduation with
mean age of 25.95 years, most of them graduated in 2013. Out of total 150
respondents, 45 (31.46%) were interested in surgical related specialties, fresh
medical graduates interested in Plastic and reconstructive surgery constituted
11 (7.33%) of all respondents, 11(100%) of PRS group, related their choice to
personal interest, while 9 of them declared some financial incentives. Most of
recent graduates perceived PRS as related to cosmetic and burn surgery, while
few had understanding about its microvascular and hand surgery techniques.
Conclusion: Rising popularity of PRS among general population and their
awareness regarding cosmetic procedures, has introduced a new trend in
career selection for medical graduates. Statistical Analysis was performed
through SPSS version 21.
medical graduate towards adopting PRS as their choice of specialty, and to
have a direct assessment of their PRS perception.
Methodology: After, ethical board approval, and consent, medical gradu -ates of the years 2011 to 2013, from King Saud University and couple of oth-er centers, in Riyadh, KSA, were invited to participate in the survey through
questionnaires.
Results: A total number of 150 questionnaires were included in the final anal -yses. More than 95% of respondents were interested in post graduation with
mean age of 25.95 years, most of them graduated in 2013. Out of total 150
respondents, 45 (31.46%) were interested in surgical related specialties, fresh
medical graduates interested in Plastic and reconstructive surgery constituted
11 (7.33%) of all respondents, 11(100%) of PRS group, related their choice to
personal interest, while 9 of them declared some financial incentives. Most of
recent graduates perceived PRS as related to cosmetic and burn surgery, while
few had understanding about its microvascular and hand surgery techniques.
Conclusion: Rising popularity of PRS among general population and their
awareness regarding cosmetic procedures, has introduced a new trend in
career selection for medical graduates. Statistical Analysis was performed
through SPSS version 21.
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Suraya F, Hassnain JUM, Sadaf N, Othman H, Munshi NM. OPINION OF FRESH MEDICAL GRADUATES ABOUT PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AS THEIR CHOICE OF SPECIALTY. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 3 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];29(4). Available from: https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1792
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