Job Satisfaction and Self-Perceptions Among Ecuadorian Medical Doctors During Their Compulsory Rural Community Social Service: A Countrywide Cross-Sectional Analysis.

The level of job satisfaction of Ecuadorian rural physicians during their compulsory social service was low and graduates indicated a neutral attitude toward job satisfaction in general. Negative perceptions with respect to training and expectation formation prior to and during the mandatory social service generated greater dissatisfaction. The Ministry of Health of Ecuador, as an organizational entity, should implement improvements to increase the job satisfaction of recently graduated physicians, given the implications that this experience may have for their professional future.