Attitude of medical students to ophthalmology at a nigerian medical school
Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the attitude of medical students to ophthalmology during their clinical posting and as a career choice. Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to 500 and 600 level medical students of the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Resul...
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| description | Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the attitude of medical students to ophthalmology during their clinical posting and as a career choice.
Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to 500 and 600 level medical students of the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
Results: Three hundred students comprising 172 (57.3%) males and 128 (42.77%) females participated in the study. Seventy five students (25%) ranked ophthalmology 1st inpreference to other specialties. Two hundred and eighty six students (95.3%) found the posting interesting.
One hundred and fourteen students (38%) wanted to specialize in ophthalmology. There was no significant difference between the males and females (p>0.05) in their choice of ophthalmology as a career.
Conclusion: The number of students interested in choosing ophthalmology as a career at the University of Benin Medical school is high. An increase in the duration of the posting from 3 weeks to 4 weeks and increased lecturer -student interaction is recommended to further stimulate their interest. There is a need for provision of more places for residency training in ophthalmology in hospitals in Nigeria so that more doctors can specialize in it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3e70548434c44299090dad346c7cda82022-12-22T02:07:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSahel Medical Journal2321-66892011-01-011413337Attitude of medical students to ophthalmology at a nigerian medical schoolC U UkponmwanAim: The objective of this study was to determine the attitude of medical students to ophthalmology during their clinical posting and as a career choice. Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to 500 and 600 level medical students of the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Results: Three hundred students comprising 172 (57.3%) males and 128 (42.77%) females participated in the study. Seventy five students (25%) ranked ophthalmology 1st inpreference to other specialties. Two hundred and eighty six students (95.3%) found the posting interesting. One hundred and fourteen students (38%) wanted to specialize in ophthalmology. There was no significant difference between the males and females (p>0.05) in their choice of ophthalmology as a career. Conclusion: The number of students interested in choosing ophthalmology as a career at the University of Benin Medical school is high. An increase in the duration of the posting from 3 weeks to 4 weeks and increased lecturer -student interaction is recommended to further stimulate their interest. There is a need for provision of more places for residency training in ophthalmology in hospitals in Nigeria so that more doctors can specialize in it.http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2011;volume=14;issue=1;spage=33;epage=37;aulast=Ukponmwan;type=0AttitudeMedical studentsOphthalmology |
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| title | Attitude of medical students to ophthalmology at a nigerian medical school |
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| title_short | Attitude of medical students to ophthalmology at a nigerian medical school |
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