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Career expectations and influences among dental students in Malaysia

Introduction: It is important to understand career expectations of emerging dental graduates if human resources are to be harnessed in support of oral health. The aims of this study were to explore students' career expectations and their perceived influences, and to examine variation according...

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Main Authors: Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus, Bernabe, Eduardo, Gallagher, Jennifer E.
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Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2016
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/52399/8/52399-Career%20expectations%20and%20influences%20among%20dental%20students%20in%20Malaysia_SCOPUS.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.523992017-03-13T15:19:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52399/ Career expectations and influences among dental students in Malaysia Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus Bernabe, Eduardo Gallagher, Jennifer E. RK Dentistry Introduction: It is important to understand career expectations of emerging dental graduates if human resources are to be harnessed in support of oral health. The aims of this study were to explore students' career expectations and their perceived influences, and to examine variation according to student and school characteristics. Methods: All final-year students registered for 2013/2014 across 11 dental schools in Malaysia were invited to participate in a self-administered questionnaire (n = 530). The instrument explored short- and long-term career expectations, influences and students' background using a mix of open- and closed-ended questions. The chi-square test was used for comparison according to student and school characteristics. Results: Three-hundred and fifty-six (83%) students, across eight schools, completed the questionnaire. In the short term, undertaking specialist training (46%) was the most commonly cited career goal, and achieving financial stability (79%) was the greatest influence. In the long term, 59% planned to specialise (with a significant difference found according to ethnic group), and 67% considered working full-time, with men significantly more likely to do so than women (P = 0.036). More Malay students (90%) ranked childcare commitments as an important influence on the number of sessions they planned to work per week compared with Chinese students (75%) and Others (74%; P = 0.001). Work–life balance (95%) and high income/financial security (95%) were the main influences on respondents' long-term goals. Conclusion: There was a high level of interest in specialisation and a desire to achieve financial stability and work–life balance in the group of dental students who responded to the survey. Long-term career expectations varied according to student but not according to school characteristics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2016-08 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52399/7/52399.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52399/8/52399-Career%20expectations%20and%20influences%20among%20dental%20students%20in%20Malaysia_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52399/9/52399-Career%20expectations%20and%20influences%20among%20dental%20students%20in%20Malaysia_WOS.pdf Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Bernabe, Eduardo and Gallagher, Jennifer E. (2016) Career expectations and influences among dental students in Malaysia. International Dental Journal, 66 (4). pp. 229-236. ISSN 0020-6539 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/idj.12224/abstract
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Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus
Bernabe, Eduardo
Gallagher, Jennifer E.
Career expectations and influences among dental students in Malaysia
description Introduction: It is important to understand career expectations of emerging dental graduates if human resources are to be harnessed in support of oral health. The aims of this study were to explore students' career expectations and their perceived influences, and to examine variation according to student and school characteristics. Methods: All final-year students registered for 2013/2014 across 11 dental schools in Malaysia were invited to participate in a self-administered questionnaire (n = 530). The instrument explored short- and long-term career expectations, influences and students' background using a mix of open- and closed-ended questions. The chi-square test was used for comparison according to student and school characteristics. Results: Three-hundred and fifty-six (83%) students, across eight schools, completed the questionnaire. In the short term, undertaking specialist training (46%) was the most commonly cited career goal, and achieving financial stability (79%) was the greatest influence. In the long term, 59% planned to specialise (with a significant difference found according to ethnic group), and 67% considered working full-time, with men significantly more likely to do so than women (P = 0.036). More Malay students (90%) ranked childcare commitments as an important influence on the number of sessions they planned to work per week compared with Chinese students (75%) and Others (74%; P = 0.001). Work–life balance (95%) and high income/financial security (95%) were the main influences on respondents' long-term goals. Conclusion: There was a high level of interest in specialisation and a desire to achieve financial stability and work–life balance in the group of dental students who responded to the survey. Long-term career expectations varied according to student but not according to school characteristics.
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author Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus
Bernabe, Eduardo
Gallagher, Jennifer E.
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Gallagher, Jennifer E.
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title Career expectations and influences among dental students in Malaysia
title_short Career expectations and influences among dental students in Malaysia
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title_fullStr Career expectations and influences among dental students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Career expectations and influences among dental students in Malaysia
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publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/52399/7/52399.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/52399/8/52399-Career%20expectations%20and%20influences%20among%20dental%20students%20in%20Malaysia_SCOPUS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/52399/9/52399-Career%20expectations%20and%20influences%20among%20dental%20students%20in%20Malaysia_WOS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/52399/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/idj.12224/abstract
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