Can they blame it on the final? How does medical final exam and other factors shape specialty choice?

Medical education in Poland consists of a six-year course, a 13-month postgraduate internship, and a Final Medical Examination. The possible further career path is to specialise in a particular field of medicine, and the choice of speciality is one of the most important decisions made by young doctors. Therefore, the decision-making process creates challenges. We conducted this study to determine the factors considered during the process of choosing a medical speciality and to investigate the influence of student performance in the Final Medical Examination on this choice.

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