Association of Entrance Test Percentage and Motivation to Join Medical College of MBBS Students: A Study of Lower-Middle Income Country

Abstract

Background: Motivations for joining medical college vary in the lower-middle, upper-middle, and high-income nations and broadly categorizing, Scientific, humanitarian, and societal motivations inspire students to join medical school.

Objective: To determine the association between motivation for joining Medical College and the Admission test percentage of Undergraduate students

Materials & Methods: The study involved 206 students (study setting removed to maintain anonymity). It was a co-relational study conducted from 1st September 2022 to 1st January 2023 after obtaining ethical approval. The researchers looked into the interconnection between motivations for joining the medical school and admission percentage of medical students of (study setting removed to maintain anonymity). All MBBS students from 1st to 4th year were included. Faculty & students from other departments were excluded.

Results: Our study found that humanitarian motivations dominated in students, with MDCAT Percentages ranging from 50% to 70%. Societal motivations are more prevalent in students, with MDCAT Percentages ranging from 71% to 76%. At the same time, scientific motivations dominate in 79% to 90% achievers of MDCAT Percentage.

Conclusion: Overall Humanitarian motivations (40.1%) were dominant, followed by Societal (33.9%) and Scientific (25.7%). Scientific motivations were dominant in high achievers of MDCAT. Girls were more inclined towards humanitarian motivations, while boys towards societal.