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Factors influencing the choice of anaesthesia as a field of specialty in University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 21 , issue 6 , 2015 , pages: 166–168

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2015.1089666

Author(s): Mubarak Abdul-Rahman Department of Pathology, Ghana , George Aryee Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana , Raymond Essuman Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana , Robert Djagbletey Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana , Eugenia Lamptey Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana , Christian Owoo Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana , Frank Boni Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana

Keywords: anaesthesia , medical students , specialties

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Abstract

Background: Specialisation is perceived as essential for success, and affects the availability and distribution of medical personnel and the quality of service the health system is able to deliver. In Ghana, some areas of medical specialties have a relatively good number of practitioners and are constantly attracting prospective doctors into these fields. Anaesthesia, which is an essential and integral part of the health care system, is one field with an inadequate workforce and has been attracting few doctors into the specialty.

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