Premedical Students' Motivations for a Career as a Physician.
- Author:
Pock Soo KANG
1
;
Seok Beom KIM
;
Tae Yong HWANG
Author Information
1. College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
premedical student;
motivation
- MeSH:
Daegu;
Humans;
Motivation;
Reward;
Schools, Medical;
Students, Premedical
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Education
1994;6(1):9-19
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The motivation and timing of the decision to be a physician were examined for premedical students of three universities in Taegu. The primary motivation for seeking a career in medicine was the spirit of service to mankind, but the economic reward was also important value. A number of students could not make a decision to enter a medical school just before admission test. There was a correlation between the motivation, timing and autonomy of decision to be a physician with the academic satisfaction of premedical students. The students who motivated by a spirit of service, made a decision earlier or got a autonomy in decision-making to enter a medical performed a better premedical preparation.
