Factors affecting future specialty choice and practice site among Japanese medical students and graduates - a nationwide survey

我们对日本2年强制轮换的4、6年级医学生和住院医生进行了全国性的调查，以阐明影响专业选择的因素和实习地点的决定因素。一项匿名调查也通过向日本三个县的医学会成员发送问卷进行。我们发现，受访者的特征、观点和/或个人经历会影响职业选择。Logistic回归分析表明，未来执业地点的最大决定因素是医生成长的区域大小。

We conducted nationwide survey for the 4th and 6th year medical students as well as residents on the 2-year mandatory rotation in Japan to elucidate the factors influencing specialty choice and determining factors for practice sites. An anonymous survey was also conducted by sending a questionnaire to members of Medical Associations in three Japanese prefectures. We found characteristics, perspectives and/or personal experience of respondents influence the career choice. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the strongest determinant of future practice sites was the size of area where physicians grew up.