Effect of selected factors on the choice of study specialty and occupational plans among students of emergency medicine
Journal Title: Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu - Year 2015, Vol 21, Issue 1
Abstract
[b]Introduction[/b]. Among the factors deciding about the choice of study specialty by young people are: interests, personal predispositions, and possibilities. The impact of the closest friends/family, mass media and prospects for finding employment with professional prospects are also of great importance. [b]Objective[/b]. The objective of the study was determination of factors affecting the choice of study specialty, and recognition of professional plans among students of emergency medicine. Material and methods. The study was conducted in 2013 by the method of a diagnostic survey. In order to collect the empirical material, a questionnaire was used designed by the author. The study group were 133 students of the specialty of emergency medicine at the J. Grodek State Higher Vocational School in Sanok. [b]Results[/b]. In the majority of students in the study, being convinced by others was the factor deciding about the choice of emergency medicine as a profession, mainly among part-time students. A coincidence most frequently decided about the choice of the specialty of emergency medicine by urban inhabitants and female students. Females evaluated the possibilities of their employment in this profession in less optimistic terms than males. Males and persons aged 31–35, as well as urban inhabitants, after studies, planned to undertake work with the ambulance services, whereas females and part-time students – in a hospital emergency department. Full-time students and rural inhabitants intended to undertake employment with the State Fire Brigade. More than a half of respondents evaluated their opportunities for employment in accordance with the learned profession in high terms. In the respondents’ opinions, studies, including practical and theoretical education, prepare the graduates for practicing their occupation. The students indicated that having a vocation is very important in the profession of a paramedic. [b]Conclusions[/b]. In the examined group, the variables correlating with the choice of study specialty were: gender, place of residence, students’ age, and mode of studies.
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Ewa Smoleń, Elżbieta Cipora
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