Evaluation of Department Preferences of Faculty of Medicine Assistants: The Case of Ordu

Abstract

Objective: Professions are tools for individuals to realize their expectations and wishes about life according to their own dynamics, and medicine differs from other professions in that it essentially includes human life. This study aimed to examine the department preferences of Medical Faculty Assistants and to determine the factors affecting these preferences. Methods: The sample for the study was made up of 105 assistants who agreed to participate voluntarily. The study utilized a survey as a data collection tool that contains the demographic variables and the “Physicians' Preference Tendencies of Specialty Branch Scale”. Results: Although gender, marital status and the time spent in the profession changed the answers given to the survey questions, it was determined that the general practitioners were not effective factors in the choice of specialty branch, and the significant change occurred depending on the age factor. The preference of branch due to the importance given to status showed a significant change in those aged 30 and over. Conclusion: Those who are older make their choices by considering the position and prestige of the physician both in the working environment and in society. The age of a general practitioner has been determined as the most effective factor when choosing a specialty department due to the concerns that can be gathered under the title of status.