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Motivating factors and barriers towards choosing a career in general surgery: a review of the literature

General Surgery as a career has seen a decline in interest by medical students in the last decade. Exposure to the field at undergraduate and internship level along with time with role models and mentors in surgery is a driving force toward this specialty. With medical training focusing on generating a workforce geared toward general practice there has been less focus in undergraduate curriculum in general surgery. This along with a workforce more diligent about working hours and the demands of a surgical career has meant fewer students are considering surgical careers in an age where workload is increasing.