Motives for Japanese Medical Students' Choice of Profession and How They Correlate to Students’ Backgrounds
10.11307/mededjapan.56.1_1
- VernacularTitle:医学生の職業選択動機と背景要因の解析：教職志望学生向け尺度の医学生への適用
- Author:
Yasuyuki SUZUKI
1
;
Koji TSUNEKAWA
2
;
Yuko TAKEDA
3
;
Chihiro KAWAKAMI
1
;
Rintaro IMAFUKU
1
;
Kaho HAYAKAWA
1
;
Takuya SAIKI
1
Author Information
1. Medical Education Development Center, Gifu University School of Medicine
2. Department of Medical Career and Professional Development, Nagoya City University School of Medical Sciences
3. Department of Medical Education, Juntendo University, Faculty of Medicine
- Keywords:
medical students;
Profession Choice Motivation Scale;
demographic background;
contribution to others;
fulfillment
- From:Medical Education
2025;56(1):1-10
- CountryJapan
- Language:ja
-
Abstract:
Objective: To clarify the characteristics of medical students' motives for choosing their profession.Methods: A nationwide, cross-sectional, quantitative web survey was conducted using the Profession Choice Motivation Scale for Education Students. Results: Valid responses were obtained from 1,804 medical students, and the applicability of this scale was demonstrated. Medical students considered "contribution to others," "fulfillment in the profession and studying medicine," "financial aspects," and "evaluation by others" to be important, while "mental and physical comfort" was deemed less important. Mean scores for "contribution to others" were significantly higher among female students, public medical school students, students attending their first- or second-choice medical schools, regional quota students, public high school graduates, and first-generation college students. Conversely, students with very low scores for "contribution to others" showed opposite demographic backgrounds. Discussion: The Profession Choice Motivation Scale for Education Students was applicable to the analysis of medical students, and a correlation was observed between demographic backgrounds and profession choice motives.
