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Medical students' view on thoracic surgery residency programs in a Japanese medical school

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There has been a decline in the number of medical students applying for thoracic surgery training programs. We obtained knowledge of medical students' views on thoracic surgery residency programs. After completion of thoracic surgery clerkship, 17 students were asked to fill out questionnaires on first-year thoracic surgery residency programs. The majority of students considered thoracic surgery to be held in high regard by the general public, and felt that the salary was sufficient. However, only one student chose a thoracic surgery training program. The main reason for not applying for thoracic surgery residency was lifestyle issues. The factors in determining career choice included quality of education and work hours. Medical students are likely to select specialties other than thoracic surgery. Since the main factor influencing medical students' career is the quality of education in a residency program, efforts should be made to improve the quality of education.

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  1. Department of Surgery II, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, 060-8543, Sapporo, Japan

    Kiyofumi Morishita MD, Shu-ichi Naraoka MD, Masahiro Miyajima MD, Takeshi Uzuka MD, Tatsuya Saito MD & Tomio Abe MD

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  1. Kiyofumi Morishita MD
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  2. Shu-ichi Naraoka MD
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Read at the Fifty-fouth Annual Meeting of The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, Symposium, Osaka, October 3–5, 2001.

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Morishita, K., Naraoka, Si., Miyajima, M. et al. Medical students' view on thoracic surgery residency programs in a Japanese medical school. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 51, 475–477 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02719609

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