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Lifestyle and Liability - Why Med Students Avoid Ob-GynFrom: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)Thu May 27 09:04:44 2004
Lifestyle issues, liability concerns top reasons med students avoid ob-gyn Medical Specialties May 27, 2004 2004 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lifestyle issues and medical liability concerns continue to be the most important deciding factors for medical students not choosing obstetrics-gynecology as a specialty, according to recent survey results presented at The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Annual Clinical Meeting. The new research adds to the evidence of the decline in U.S. medical students choosing ob-gyn. The survey of 226 medical students at the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine found that while 62.6% would or did consider ob-gyn as their chosen specialty, only 5.3% actually planned on pursuing ob-gyn. The most common reason for not choosing ob-gyn was "incompatibility with family life." Other common reasons were "liability concerns" and "lack of interest." More than a third (38%) of medical students reported that residents had a negative influence on their opinions of the ob-gyn specialty. Fellow medical students and the media were other negative influences. Attending physicians and patients were considered positive influences on their opinions of the specialty. The researchers conclude that it is imperative to enact tort reform as well as to pay attention to ob-gyn residents' needs due to their influence on the next generation of ob-gyns. This article was prepared by Women's Health Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2004, Women's Health Weekly via NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net. ©Copyright 2004, Cancer Weekly via NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net art
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