Early Exposure to Infectious Diseases Specialty Among Undergraduate Students with Interests in Healthcare Careers

Key Points

• The study aims to evaluate the interest in infectious diseases (ID) among undergraduate students pursuing healthcare careers.
• Survey conducted with 65 graduates from a summer pre-health program about their career interests.
• Responses analyzed from students expressing interest in medicine, specifically in internal medicine and pediatrics.
• 21% of respondents showed at least fair interest in infectious diseases.
• Out of 32 interested in medicine, 10 considered careers in internal medicine or pediatrics, which could lead to ID.