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Currently submitted to: JMIR Preprints

Date Submitted: Feb 4, 2022

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Factors associated with medical students’ choice of psychiatry as future specialty: a cross-sectional study [Letter]

Hussain Z, Ng N

Factors associated with medical students’ choice of psychiatry as future specialty: a cross-sectional study [Letter]

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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4027064

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Factors associated with medical students’ choice of psychiatry as future specialty: a cross-sectional study [Letter]

  • Zain Hussain; 
  • Nathan Ng

ABSTRACT

We read with great interest the article by Kerebih et al1 regarding factors associated with medical students’ choice of psychiatry as a specialty. In this piece, we provide our viewpoints on the study’s methodology and conclusions. In conclusion, we believe the study successfully identified some key modifiable factors affecting medical students’ decision on psychiatry as a specialty in Ethiopia. These findings are of relevance to the rest of sub Saharan Africa, and to an extent worldwide, due to shared challenges.


 Citation

Please cite as:

Hussain Z, Ng N

Factors associated with medical students’ choice of psychiatry as future specialty: a cross-sectional study [Letter]

JMIR Preprints. 04/02/2022:37058

DOI: 10.2196/preprints.37058

URL: https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/37058

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