Open AccessNeurology as career option among postgraduate medical students
Author(s) -
Namit B Gupta,
Satish V. Khadilkar,
Sachin S Bangar,
Tukaram R Patil,
Chetan Chaudhari
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.120427
Subject(s) - neurology , specialty , medical education , medicine , curriculum , certification , workforce , quality (philosophy) , clinical neurology , family medicine , psychology , pedagogy , psychiatry , economics , economic growth , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience , political science , law
In the context of inadequacy of neurology workforce in India, it is important to understand factors that post-graduate medical students consider for and against choosing neurology as their career option. Understanding these factors will help in planning strategies to encourage students to pursue a career in neurology. At present, there is a paucity of studies addressing this issue in India.