Career satisfaction among medical and dental graduates in a private institution in Indore city, Madhya Pradesh

• Main Authors: Sandeep Kumar, Pralhad Dasar, Prashant Mishra, Deepika Jain, Shilpa Warhekar, Bhuvnesh Airen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
• Series: Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
• Subjects: Career; dental graduates; medical graduates
• Online Access: http://www.jiaphd.org/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2014;volume=12;issue=4;spage=293;epage=296;aulast=Kumar

Introduction: Career is the progress and actions taken by a person throughout lifetime, especially those related to that person′s occupation and are often composed of the jobs held, titles earned and work accomplished over a long period of time. It plays a very important role in the success of once life. Aim: The aim was to compare the career satisfaction among medical and dental graduates in a private institution in Indore city, Madhya Pradesh. Materials and Methods: The study included a total of 100 medical graduates and 100 dental graduates and was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Chi-square test was performed for statistical analysis. Results: In medical profession, it was found that majority (87%) of the graduates were satisfied with their career. Majority (88%) of the graduates believed that their profession had a bright future 10 years from now and majority (74%) recommended joining medical profession as a safe and bright career alternative. On the contrary, in dental profession, it was found that more than half (53%) of the graduates were unsatisfied with their career. More than 50% of graduates believed that dental profession did not have a bright future 10 years from now and majority (66%) of the graduates recommended not to join dental profession. The differences were found to be significantly associated between the two groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The dental graduates were found to be dissatisfied with their career compared with medical graduates. Better job perspectives and better placements needs to be created. Endorsement of effective policies is required.