Key result
0% of surveyed Nigerian medical students select anesthesia as their first career choice.
Cross-Sectional (n=54)
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Anaesthesia is not a popular career choice among medical undergraduates in this Nigerian cohort, highlighting a need for curriculum changes to increase exposure.
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Highlights potential anaesthesia recruitment gaps in Nigeria; leaves open whether curriculum reforms increase student interest.
The choice of anaesthesia as a future career by 54 undergraduates of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria was studied. None of the students selected anaesthesia as first choice; the specialty ranked sixth. The short duration of exposure to anaesthesia, insufficient participation in practical anaesthesia during their posting and inadequate provision of teaching aids were considered by the students to require improvement. The authors also suggest early introduction of anaesthesia in their curriculum.
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Akinyemi et al. (1980) conducted a cross-sectional in Undergraduate medical students (n=54). Anaesthesia as a career choice was evaluated on Selection of anaesthesia as first choice career. Among 54 undergraduate medical students in Nigeria, none selected anaesthesia as their first career choice, with the specialty ranking sixth overall.
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