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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2023

Perception of family medicine as the career option among young Indian graduates.

Hemavathi Dasappa, Unnimary Esthappan, Srihari Govind, Arjun Anand, Joseph Mohan, R Amrutha Shri, G D Ravindran

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hemavathi DasappaDepartment of Family Medicine, St John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Unnimary EsthappanDepartment of Family Medicine, St John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Srihari GovindPresident, South Indian Medical Students, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Arjun AnandMedical Officer, PHC Tubugere.
Joseph MohanDepartment of Medicine, St John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
R Amrutha ShriIntern Medical Office, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
G D RavindranDepartment of Family Medicine, St John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
St.John's Medical College Hospital · INInstitute of Medical Sciences · INUniversity College Dublin · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aims and Objectives: 1. To estimate the number of graduates who had exposure to family medicine specialty. 2. To estimate the number of graduates who consider family medicine as the carrier option. 3. To compare the perception of family medicine as career option among the young graduates who had exposure to family medicine during their training or practice with no exposure. Materials and Methods: It is a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study. The doctors graduated 2018 onwards were contacted through SIMSA (South Indian Medical Students Association) and WhatsApp groups (students doing the rural health service and intern WhatsApp). Subjects who consented for the study filled the google form. Filled Google forms were evaluated. Results: First choice of among the graduates is general medicine followed by general surgery and paediatrics. Family medicine is 4 Conclusions: Around 5.9% are open to choose family medicine as the career option. Medical graduates perceive family medicine subject to give them good work and family balance and the subject is essential part of healthcare system and contributes to the individual and community health, and at the same time, it may not give them great financial gain, academic and career growth.

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Career optionfamily medicineIndian medical graduatesperception

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