Review Article

A systematic review of the literature on the specialty preferences of Nigerian medical graduates: disparity between the literature and reality

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 61 , issue 5 , 2019 , pages: 209–214

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2018.1531586

Author(s): OS Ojo Family Medicine Department, Nigeria , AO Egunjobi Family Medicine Department, Nigeria , AJ Fatusin Family Medicine Department, Nigeria , BO Fatusin Family Medicine Department, Nigeria , AJ Adeyemo Family Medicine Department, Nigeria

Keywords: family medicine , medical graduates , medical students , Nigeria , specialty

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Abstract

Background: The Nigerian literature on the preference for specialties under the West African College of Physicians (WACP) among medical graduates reported a preference for core specialties (Internal Medicine and Paediatrics). This finding is at variance with the number of certified new fellows produced by different faculties under the WACP (reality). The aim was to compare the preference for specialties under the WACP by medical graduates in the published literature (2006–2017) with the number of new fellows produced by the faculties under the WACP (2006–2015) and provide explanations for any observed disparity.

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