MEDICAL STUDENT MOTIVATIONS TO STUDY GERIATRICS AS MEDICAL SPECIALTY IN ECUADOR: A QUALITATIVE APPROACH
Daniela Belen Sosa Cifuentes, Jonathan Guillemot · 2023
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Daniela Belen Sosa Cifuentes and Jonathan Guillemot ask why few medical students choose geriatrics in a 2023 study from Ecuador. The country lacks specialists for older adults, yet training slots alone are not the fix. Thirty-two students in Quito were interviewed by trained peers about their specialty dreams.
None ranked geriatrics first, and only two entertained it at all. Most barely knew older adults beyond their own relatives, and fears of death and decline loomed large. Many felt the field cannot save lives, despite calling it important. Readers get a diagnosis: exposure comes before vocation.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Daniela Belen Sosa Cifuentes, Jonathan Guillemot |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |