Medicine Students Reasons for Choosing Medicine as a Career and Changes in Their Motivation During the Course

Background The medical students enter this profession highly motivated, but later develop the attitude of “just learn what is necessary to pass the exam” as they progress through the curriculum. For medical students to become a lifelong learner having a motivation to make an effort towards educational goals is a must. Objectives We sought to evaluate medical studentsʹ motivations in selecting medical career and track factors which may affect their incentives through the curriculum. Materials and Methods This study is cross-sectional study was done on all medical students (semester 2 and above) were educated in the academic year 2015 - 2016 in Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences. Self-made data collection a questionnaire is prepared using previous studies and were checked the reliability by the faculty numbers and medical students. Based on these questionnaires were modified and the final questionnaire was delivered to students. Data were analyzed by SPSS Version 16 and by independent t - test. P Value < 0.05 were considered significant for all statistical tests. Results One hundred students were enrolled in the study, 75 of them were girls and 25 were boys. The first and most important motives for choosing the medical field was the social status and giving service have in the community. Conclusions Generally, most students in the course were satisfied and believe that education in this field will be pre-determined goals and if back in time to re-elect this field.