ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026
Family collective agency in career decision-making among medical and dental students: a qualitative intersectional study in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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Background: Career decision-making in medical education predominantly reflects Western individualistic frameworks emphasizing personal autonomy. The intersection of clinical rotation experiences with family collective agency and culturally embedded gender norms in collectivist contexts remains insufficiently examined. Methods: We conducted 32 semi-structured interviews with medical ( Results: Five interrelated themes emerged. Clinical stress was frequently interpreted through family honor ( Conclusion: Career development in collectivist contexts operates through family collective agency and culturally structured participation norms that are not well captured by individualistic models. Our findings suggest SCCT may require reconceptualization to incorporate collective efficacy, honor-based outcome expectations, family approval-filtered goal formation, and cultural context as a central organizing condition. Medical education policy should recognize career "choice" as a negotiated family process rather than an exclusively individual decision.
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