Background Interest and applications to surgery have steadily decreased over recent years
in the United States. The goal of this review is to collect the current literature regarding US …

Background Interest in surgical careers among medical students has declined over the past
decade. Multiple explanations have been offered for why top students are deterred or …

PURPOSE: The number of applicants to general surgery programs has recently declined.
We set out to determine factors that influence career choice among medical students …

BACKGROUND: Our goal was to identify factors that can be targeted during medical
education to encourage a career in surgery. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross …

BACKGROUND: This study descriptively analyzes characteristics of general surgery
residency and practice and their influence on student interest in surgical careers …

Background Interest in both general surgery and surgical subspecialties has been declining
among Canadian medical students. Studies have shown that a student's desire to practise …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Identification of those factors which influence career choice will
help to avoid a shortfall in surgical recruitment. We aimed to determine the views of medical …

Background: Recent emphasis in medical education has been to encourage students to
pursue primary care careers. This could have a negative impact on applications to surgical …

Background Recent years have seen a significant drop in applications to surgical
residencies. Existing research has yet to explain how medical students make career …

Background Changes to general surgical undergraduate curricula, alongside changes in
work force and postgraduate training, may be associated with a decline in interest in surgical …