Key factors influencing medical residency choice among medical graduates
Reut Shoham, Mor Vaknin, Yuval Tal, Nevo Yahav, Arnon Afek, Gad Segal, Shalev Fried, Ofira Zloto · 2026
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Reut Shoham and colleagues report a 2026 journal article on what drives Israeli medical trainees to pick a specialty. Israel faces shortages in some fields and regions, so knowing trainees' motives matters for workforce planning. The survey ran from July 2024 to January 2025 among final-year students and interns.
In total, 527 trainees answered, and statistical analysis grouped their motives into three dimensions: interpersonal factors, career and academic growth, and lifestyle. Women rated interpersonal factors higher than men, with no sex gap on the other two. Trainees aiming at surgery or obstetrics weighted career growth most. Those aiming at pediatrics or psychiatry weighted lifestyle most, suggesting work-life fixes could aid recruitment broadly.
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| CREATOR | Reut Shoham, Mor Vaknin, Yuval Tal, Nevo Yahav, Arnon Afek, Gad Segal, Shalev Fried, Ofira Zloto |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35679 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC0 |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |