Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jul 2010
[Does the second cycle of French medical studies prepare students to be future anesthesiologists and intensivists?].
To analyze the factors influencing the choice of the specialty "anesthesiology and intensive care" by medical students at the end of the second cycle of the French medical curriculum. This study had three aims: to measure the attraction of students for this specialty, to assess the perception of this specialty at this stage of the medical studies, and to study the influence of the teaching of "anesthesiology and intensive care" during this second cycle on student perceptions of the specialty. ⋯ Numerous medical students want to become intensivists. Anesthesiology is less well-known at this stage of the medical studies. The teaching of the "anesthesiology and intensive care" specialty needs to be optimized.