Publication date: Jul 07, 2026
The distribution of physicians among medical specialties have become increasingly misaligned to population healthcare needs, contributing to global shortages in several surgical fields. Our aim was to analyze factors influencing specialty selection among final-year medical students across TcFCrkiye. This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2018 and July 2022. An anonymous online questionnaire was administered to final-year medical students in TcFCrkiye, collecting data on sociodemographic characteristics, career intentions, and factors motivating or deterring interest in surgical specialties. A total of 910 final-year medical students (median age: 24, IQR: 23-25) completely filled our survey. Approximately half of the participants reported interest in pursuing a surgical specialty. Male students were more likely to pursue surgery than female students (p
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| Concepts | Keywords |
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| Global | Medical student |
| July | Surgical career |
| Misaligned | Survey |
| Physicians | Türkiye |
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Semantics
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| pathway | REACTOME | Reproduction |
| disease | MESH | included |