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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1981-5271</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Bras. Educ. Med.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1981-5271</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Associação Brasileira de Educação Médica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1981-52712024000400203</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1590/1981-5271v48.4-2024-0024</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Estudo sobre fatores que influenciaram concluintes do curso de Medicina na futura carreira]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Study about factors that influenced Medical school graduates on their future careers]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Onuki]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maria Eduarda Oliveira]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcela Lourenço]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Skylis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Robert Reis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amorim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduarda Gomes de]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bizetti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriel Bertoldi]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abujamra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Figueira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura Jesus Pedrosa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Focaccia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Metropolitana de Santos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santos São Paulo]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>48</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1981-52712024000400203&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1981-52712024000400203&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1981-52712024000400203&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO  Introdução: Os avanços da medicina desencadearam um aumento significativo do grau de especialização dos médicos. Entretanto, apesar da crescente procura dos médicos por especialização, existe escassez de profissionais em determinadas áreas, o que torna relevante compreender os fatores e as barreiras que influenciam os alunos de Medicina na tomada da carreira futura. Essa decisão passa por inúmeras reflexões, e o tema tem sido extensamente abordado no mundo tudo.  Objetivo:  Esta pesquisa visou estudar os principais fatores e motivações que levaram os estudantes do sexto ano da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Metropolitana de Santos (Unimes) a escolher a especialidade médica.  Método: Trata-se de um estudo observacional transversal com abordagem quantitativa. Foi realizada uma análise estatística não paramétrica em que se utilizaram a linguagem R versão 4.2.3 e o teste exato de Fisher para testar as hipóteses. Dos 106 alunos matriculados, apenas 90 participaram voluntariamente da pesquisa.  Resultado:  Na pesquisa, 57 alunos identificaram-se como do gênero feminino e 33 como do masculino, sendo a maioria entre 23 e 26 anos. A grande área médica mais desejada foi a clínica médica (35,6%), seguida da clínica cirúrgica (23,2%), ginecologia e obstetrícia (22,2%) e pediatria (11,1%), sendo as duas últimas escolhidas, majoritariamente, pelo gênero feminino. Entre as especialidades citadas, destacou-se a anestesiologia (13,3%). Os principais fatores e motivações de influência foram: &#8220;qualidade de vida e retorno financeiro&#8221; (55,6%) e &#8220;presença de docente do internato&#8221; (53,3%), porém sem significância estatística como as especialidades escolhidas. A área da clínica médica se correlacionou estatisticamente com &#8220;oferecer maior envolvimento integral com o paciente, permitindo melhor assistência, além de prática ambulatorial&#8221; e a clínica cirúrgica e ginecologia e obstetrícia com &#8220;prática de procedimentos invasivos e atendimento de emergência, e predomínio de prática hospitalar&#8221;. Dos concluintes, 30% mudaram de opinião durante a graduação e 32,3% pretendem atuar como médicos generalistas e realizar especialização posterior.  Conclusão: Este estudo demonstra como diversos fatores dentro da graduação exercem influência direta na escolha da carreira médica pelos estudantes de Medicina. Estudos adicionais são necessários, assim como estratégias de aconselhamento acadêmico, com a finalidade de esclarecer as oportunidades possíveis para cada área médica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Advances in medicine have triggered a significant increase in the degree of specialization of doctors. However, despite the growing demand for doctors to specialize, there is a shortage of professionals in certain areas, urging the need to understand the factors and barriers that influence medical students&#8217; decision-making about their future careers. Such decisions are subject to countless reflections and the topic has been extensively discussed worldwide.  Objective: This research aimed to study the main factors and motivations that led sixth-year students at Medical Sciences College of the Metropolitan University of Santos (UNIMES,2023) to choose their medical specialty.  Method:  This is a cross-sectional, observational study with a quantitative approach. Non-parametric statistical analysis was performed using the R language version 4.2.3 and Fisher&#8217;s exact test was used on hypotheses. Of the 106 enrolled students, only 90 voluntarily participated in the study.  Result: Of the participants, 57 identified as female and 33 as male, with the majority aged between 23 and 26 years. The most desired large medical area was General Internal Medicine (35.6%), followed by Surgery (23.2%), Gynecology and Obstetrics (22.2%), Pediatrics (11.1%), the latter two being favored primarily by women. Prominent among the specialties mentioned was Anesthesiology (13.3%). The main influencing factors and motivations were: &#8220;quality of life and financial return&#8221; (55.6%) and &#8220;presence of teaching staff at the internship&#8221; (53.3%), however, with no statistically significance for the chosen specialties. The area of the General Internal Medicine was correlated statistically with &#8220;Offers more comprehensive involvement with the patient, allowing better care, in addition to outpatient practice&#8221; while Surgery and GO correlated with &#8220;Practice of invasive procedures and emergency care, and predominance of hospital practice&#8221;. Thirty percent of the graduates changed their minds during undergraduate training and 32.3% intend to work as general practitioners and specialize at a later stage in their career.  Conclusion:  This study demonstrates how several factors within undergraduate training have a direct influence on students&#8217; choice of medical career. Further studies are needed, as well as academic counseling strategies, in order to clarify the possible opportunities for each medical area.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Educação Médica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Especialidades Médicas]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Career Choice]]></kwd>
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