Gender Associated with the Intention to Choose a Medical Specialty in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in 11 Countries in Latin America.

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, w...

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Main Authors: Luis Fernando Ng-Sueng, Iván Vargas-Matos, Percy Mayta-Tristán, Reneé Pereyra-Elías, Juan José Montenegro-Idrogo, Fiorella Inga-Berrospi, Felix Ancalli, Francisco Bonilla-Escobar, Cristian Diaz-Velez, Erick Gutierrez-Quezada, Jennifer Gomez-Alhach, Carlos E Muñoz-Medina, Adriana Sanchez-Pozo, Milisen Vidal, Red LIRHUS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4982605?pdf=render