Knowledge and Attitude of Egyptian Medical Students toward Pursuing a Career in Forensic Medicine
Bahbah, A., Mabrouk, M., Elsheikh, G., Nada, S., Elshaar, A., Behery, M., Habib, N. (2025). Knowledge and Attitude of Egyptian Medical Students toward Pursuing a Career in Forensic Medicine. EKB Journal Management System, 33(1), 1-12. doi: 10.21608/mjfmct.2024.309081.1082
Ammar Ayman Bahbah; Mohamed Mabrouk; Ghadeer Maher Elsheikh; Sarah Ashraf Nada; Ahmed Gamal Elshaar; Mostafa Behery Behery; Nagwa Mahmoud Habib. "Knowledge and Attitude of Egyptian Medical Students toward Pursuing a Career in Forensic Medicine". EKB Journal Management System, 33, 1, 2025, 1-12. doi: 10.21608/mjfmct.2024.309081.1082
Bahbah, A., Mabrouk, M., Elsheikh, G., Nada, S., Elshaar, A., Behery, M., Habib, N. (2025). 'Knowledge and Attitude of Egyptian Medical Students toward Pursuing a Career in Forensic Medicine', EKB Journal Management System, 33(1), pp. 1-12. doi: 10.21608/mjfmct.2024.309081.1082
Bahbah, A., Mabrouk, M., Elsheikh, G., Nada, S., Elshaar, A., Behery, M., Habib, N. Knowledge and Attitude of Egyptian Medical Students toward Pursuing a Career in Forensic Medicine. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 33(1): 1-12. doi: 10.21608/mjfmct.2024.309081.1082

Knowledge and Attitude of Egyptian Medical Students toward Pursuing a Career in Forensic Medicine

Mansoura Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology
Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2025, Page 1-12  XML PDF (677.32 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mjfmct.2024.309081.1082
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Authors
Ammar Ayman Bahbah1; Mohamed Mabrouk2; Ghadeer Maher Elsheikh3; Sarah Ashraf Nada2; Ahmed Gamal Elshaar2; Mostafa Behery Behery2; Nagwa Mahmoud Habib email 4
1Menoufia University Hospitals, Menoufua, Egypt
2Menoufia University Hospitals, Shebin El-kom, Menoufua, Egypt
3Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine- Menoufia University
4Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University,
Abstract
Forensic medicine is a crucial field in both healthcare and legal systems. Students’ knowledge and interest in choosing forensic medicine as a career are not clear. Therefore, we aim to assess the current knowledge and attitudes of Egyptian undergraduate medical students and interns toward pursuing forensic medicine as a future career. A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire that was pilot tested was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt. During the academic year 2022/2023, undergraduate students (from the fifth and sixth years) and interns , were randomly selected and invited to fill in an online questionnaire. We received 259 valid responses. Most of the responders were females (59.1%) and in the fifth year ( 35.5%). 93.4% of the students expressed a high to moderate level of knowledge. The faculty curriculum was the main source of knowledge for 60.2% of them. Only 84 students (32.4%) showed a positive attitude toward forensic medicine as a specialty. 28.19% of the students will choose forensic medicine as one of the specialties to train in during their internship year , while 26.3% consider it a potential career option after graduation. no correlation was found between the total scores of participants’ knowledge and their total attitude scores. A decent percentage had a good knowledge of forensic medicine. However, it was not a preferred future career option for most of them. More efforts are needed to raise awareness about forensic medicine as a career choice among medical students in Egypt.
Keywords
Forensic medicine; career choice; medical students; attitude; Egypt
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