Status of career planning and its influencing factors among medical students in Wuhan, China: a study based on the knowledge-attitude-practice theory
10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20240625-01883
- VernacularTitle:基于KAP理论的武汉市医学生职业规划状况及其影响因素研究
- Author:
Suwei LIU
1
;
Yajie YU
;
Hao LIU
;
Zhennan HAN
;
Haiyun YU
;
Shengli YANG
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院医药卫生管理学院，武汉 430070
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Knowledge-attitude-practice theory;
Medical student education;
Career planning;
Influencing factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2025;24(1):55-61
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the current status of knowledge, attitude, and practice in career planning among medical students and its influencing factors, and to facilitate the education of medical career planning.Methods:The convenience sampling method was used to distribute a self-made questionnaire, and related data were gathered from 295 medical students in Wuhan, China. SPSS 26.0 was used to perform analyses of related categorical variables, including descriptive statistics, univariate tests, rank-sum tests, and the binary logistic regression analysis.Results:The results showed that the medical students with good performance of career planning knowledge, attitude, and practice accounted for 68.48%, 87.12%, and 54.92%, respectively. Major, grade, professional satisfaction, and professional learning objectives were influencing factors for career planning knowledge among the medical students ( P<0.05); the intention for laboratory participation, the basis for major selection, and professional learning objectives were influencing factors for career planning attitude ( P<0.05); grade, internship experience, and professional learning objectives were influencing factors for career planning practice ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Related measures should be adopted to strengthen career planning education for medical talents, such as perfecting the whole-process and multi-agent career planning guidance system, stimulating the enthusiasm of students, and clarifying professional learning objectives.
