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Undergraduate medical students’ interest in specialising in Family Medicine at the University of the Free State, 2014

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 59 , issue 5 , 2017 , pages: 166–171

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2017.1317977

Author(s): DT Hagemeister Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , A Pal Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , N Naidoo Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , U Kristen Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , N Mokgosana Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , G Joubert Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa

Keywords: undergraduate medical education , knowledge , interest , Family Medicine , specialisation

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Abstract

Background: There is a large demand for Family Medicine specialists, yet not enough medical students specialise in this field. This study investigated the interest of undergraduate medical students at the University of the Free State in pursuing a career in Family Medicine, factors associated with this interest, and their opinion of Family Medicine as a specialty.

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