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Emotional intelligence and medical specialty choice: findings from three empirical studies
Medical Education, 05/22/09

Borges NJ et al. - Despite only modest evidence linking personality-type variables to medical specialty choice, stereotypes involving empathy and 'emotional connectedness' persist, especially between primary care providers and surgeons or subspecialists. This paper examines emotional intelligence (EI) and specialty choice among students at three US medical schools...Across all three studies – and using both classifications of specialty choice – no significant differences in EI were found between students entering primary care and non-primary care specialties. Limitations are acknowledged, and future directions for research involving EI are identified.

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