Open AccessWhy psychiatry as a career: Effect of factors on medical students' motivation
Author(s) -
Fahad Alosaimi,
Husam M AlShehri,
Waleed I AlHasson,
Sajida Agha,
Aamir Omair
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_399_18
Subject(s) - specialty , medicine , test (biology) , family medicine , chi square test , psychiatry , medical education , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , biology
The number of Saudi psychiatrists in Saudi Arabia is not sufficient to keep up with the increasing need.[1] Approximately out of 6873 physicians, only 148 are psychiatrists, which is barely 2.1%.[2] Despite the high number of medical students graduating each year and the high demand for psychiatry physicians, only few medical graduates choose psychiatry as a career option.[3].