TY - JOUR T1 - The Effect of Passing the Psychiatric Clerkship on Consideration of Various Specialties as Priorities in Prospective Field and Respect for Clinical Specialties in Medical Students TT - تأثیر دوره کارآموزی روانپزشکی بر اولویت‌های انتخاب رشته تخصصی و احترام به تخصص‌های بالینی در دانشجویان پزشکی دانشگاه جندی شاپور اهواز JF - IJME JO - IJME VL - 12 IS - 9 UR - http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-1899-en.html Y1 - 2012 SP - 666 EP - 675 KW - career choice KW - psychiatry KW - medical students KW - psychiatry clerkship KW - clinical specialties N2 - Introduction: The number of medical students choosing psychiatry as specialty is declining in some countries. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of passing the psychiatric clerkship on consideration of various specialties as prospective career options and their respect for clinical specialties in medical students. Methods: In this analytical study, the sample included 104 fifth year medical students of Jundishapur University in Ahwaz who started psychiatric clerkship between spring 2007 and spring 2010. The subjects completed a demographic form, an attitude toward psychiatry questionnaire and a questionnaire to assess priorities and respect for clinical specialties, before and after their psychiatric clerkship. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation coefficient, and paired sample t-test. Results: The results showed that mean of total scores of attitude before (42.36±9.18), and after psychiatry rotation (47.78±6.86) were significantly different (t=-5.45, p=.001). The mean score of subscales of “overall merits of psychiatry’, “role definition and functioning of psychiatrists”, and “career and personal rewards” were also changed significantly (p M3 ER -