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Interest and Attitudes of Medical, Dental Students and Graduates Towards PursuingCareer in Basic SciencesHow
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Interest and Attitudes of Medical, Dental Students and Graduates Towards PursuingCareer in Basic SciencesHow
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objectives: To assess attitudes and perception of medical as well as dental students and graduates about a career in basicsciences from a public sector institute of Karachi.Study design and setting: A cross-sectional survey carried out using an online questionnaire amongst medical and dentalfinal year students and graduates from Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.Methodology: Data collected was analyzed using SPSS version 24.0. Chi-square test was used to compare categoricalvariables with likert scale responses regarding attitudes and perceptions about a career in basic sciences.Results: Out of 315 participants, 41.3% showed interest in basic sciences career. 46.4% of graduates showed interest inbasic sciences compared to 15.4% of students. Chi-square test did not reveal any significant association between medicaland dental students and graduates and their attitudes and perceptions regarding a career in basic science...
