ABSTRACT
Background: The demand to study medicine in Nigeria is very high thereby putting lots of pressure
to the University authorities because of inadequate space and provision to accommodate the large
number of applicants.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the factors motivating students and influencing
their desire to study medicine and proffer solutions to reduce the population of applicants to
medical schools.
Methodology: Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect information from 311 medical
students of Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria. Data collated and analysed using IBM SPSS
version 22 software.