PREFERENCES OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOOSING A CAREER SPECIALTY AND THEIR INTEREST IN COMMUNITY MEDICINE

Background: India being a developing country, with the highest burden of multiple preventable diseases including tuberculosis proposes a more robust public health care system. Considering the lack of efficient leadership in public health, this study has been conducted in order to assess the interest of medical students in community medicine as a career and to understand their point of view with respect to public health.