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    Gender associated with the intention to choose a medical specialty in medical students: a cross-sectional study in 11 countries in Latin America
    (Public Library of Science, 2016) Ng-Sueng, L.F.; Vargas-Matos, I.; Mayta-Tristán, P.; Pereyra-Elías, R.; Montenegro-Idrogo, J.J.; Inga-Berrospi, F.; Ancalli, F.; Bonilla-Escobar, F.; Diaz-Velez, C.; Gutierrez-Quezada, E.; Gomez-Alhach, J.; Muñoz-Medina, C.E.; Sanchez-Pozo, A.; Vidal, M.; Pozo, A.M.S.; López ,J.P.C.; Panozo, S.L.; Villar, R.; Morales, R.S.; Adauy, G.A.; Toloza, P.A.; De Aguilera Aedo, R.O.; González, J.P.S.; Brito, I.N.; Avendaño, J.S.; Romero, F.; Alhach, J.G.; Escobar, F.B.; Calixto, O.; Cardona, Á.M.; Arias, J.L.O.; Cifuentes, L.A.; Acosta, K.; Ospina, M.; Ruíz, G.D.L.; Cifuentes, A.F.Q.; Ortega, I.B.; Valverde, C.; Fernández, J.B.; Urrutia, L.E.C.; Moya, G.; Yescas, G.; León, M.V.; Gutiérrez, E.; Peralta, R.M.I.A.; Sulca, R.V.; Urbina, J.A.G.; León, F.; Diaz, C.; Cabrera, J.; Berrospi, F.I.; Muñoz, K.M.; Loaiza, O.M.; Torres, M.M.; Figueroa, J.Á.; Dextre, M.T.; Purizaca-Rosillo, N.; Vidal, O.R.; Chambi, D.E.V.; Alfonso, M.; Castagnino, D.L.; Mogollón, C.; Maquera, J.; Franco, M.J.; Gómez, G.F.; Castro, J.J.; Vela, E.J.J.; Sampé, M.O.; García, G.R.V.; Anaya, K.R.H.; Calizaya, F.A.; Lázaro, L.E.G.; Medina C.E.M.; Rodríguez, M.A.; Da Silva-Abreu, A.
    Introduction: The selection of a medical specialty has been associated with multiple factors, such as personal preferences, academic exposure, motivational factors and sociodemographic factors, such as gender. The number of women in the medical field has increased in recent years. In Latin America, we have not found any studies that explore this relationship. Objective To determine whether there is an association between gender and the intention to choose a medical specialty in medical students from 11 countries in Latin America. Methods Secondary analysis of the Collaborative Working Group for the Research of Human Resources for Health (Red-LIRHUS) data; a multi-country project of students in their first year and fifth year of study, from 63 medical schools in 11 Latin American countries. All students who referred intention to choose a certain medical specialty were considered as participants. Results Of the 11073 surveyed students, 9235 indicated the name of a specific specialty. The specialties chosen most often in the fifth year were General Surgery (13.0%), Pediatrics (11.0%), Internal Medicine (10.3%) and Obstetrics/Gynecology (9.0%). For women, the top choices were Pediatrics (15.8%), Obstetrics/Gynecology (11.0%), Cardiology (8.7%), General Surgery (8.6%), and Oncology (6.4%). In the adjusted analysis, the female gender was associated with the choice of Obstetrics/Gynecology (RP: 2.75; IC95%: 2.24-3.39); Pediatric Surgery (RP: 2.19; IC95%: 1.19-4.00), Dermatology (RP: 1.91; IC95%:1.24-2.93), Pediatrics (RP: 1.83; IC95%: 1.56-2.17), and Oncology (RP: 1.37; IC95%: 1.10-1.71). Conclusions There is an association between the female gender and the intention to choose Obstetrics/ Gynecology, Pediatrics, Pediatric Surgery, Dermatology, and Oncology. We recommend conducting studies that consider other factors that can influence the choice of a medical specialty. © 2016 Ng-Sueng et al.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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    Profile and professional expectations of medical students from 11 Latin American countries: the Red-LIRHUS project
    (BioMed Central Ltd., 2017) Mayta-Tristán P.; Pereyra-Elías, R.; Montenegro-Idrogo, J.J.; Mejia, C.R.; Inga-Berrospi, F.; Mezones-Holguín, E.
    Background: Latin America is undergoing a human resource crisis in health care in terms of labor shortage, misdistribution and poor orientation to primary care. Workforce data are needed to inform the planning of long-term strategies to address this problem. This study aimed to evaluate the academic and motivational profile, as well as the professional expectations, of Latin American medical students. Results: We conducted an observational, cross-sectional, multi-country study evaluating medical students from 11 Spanish-speaking countries in 2011-2012. Motivations to study medicine, migration intentions, intent to enter postgraduate programs, and perceptions regarding primary care were evaluated via a self-administered questionnaire. Outcomes were measured with pilot-tested questions and previously validated scales. A total of 11,072 valid surveys from 63 medical schools were gathered and analyzed. Conclusions: This study describes the profile and expectations of the future workforce being trained in Latin America. The obtained information will be useful for governments and universities in planning strategies to improve their current state of affairs regarding human resources for health care professions. © 2017 The Author(s).