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How Often Do Medical Students Change Career Preferences Over The Course Of Medical School?, Jean-Sebastien Rachoin, M. Olguta Vilceanu, Natali Franzblau, Sabrina Gordon, Elizabeth Cerceo

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Introduction: During the preclinical years, students typically do not have extensive exposure to clinical medicine. When they begin their clinical rotations, usually in the third year, the majority of the time is spent on core rotations with limited experience in other fields of medicine. Students then must decide on their careers early in their fourth year. We aimed to analyze how often medical students change their career preferences between the end of their second and their fourth year. Methods: We conducted a retrospective, cohort study using the American Association of Medical Colleges Year 2 Questionnaire (Y2Q) and Graduating Questionnaire (GQ) …