Are medical students influenced by preceptors in making career choices

Increasingly medical students undertake clinical training in distributed learning environments. The driving factor for this is predominantly to address medical workforce shortages. In these environments students are often taught by private practitioners, residents, hospital staff and registrars, as well as faculty. Medical students are exposed to a wider range of preceptors, mentors and role models than has traditionally been the case. The aim of this systematic review was to understand if and how medical students’ career choices are influenced by their interactions with preceptors.

This systematic review has been published by the Rural and Remote Health journal.