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Introduction: Studies showed that lack of interest in the field of study in the 1st year of residencycould create stress and then causing psychological problems like anxiety. The purpose of this studywas the evaluation of relationship between interest to the specialized field of study and the level ofmedical residents’ anxiety in 2010. Materials and Methods: This study was a cross‑sectional study.The statistical population of this study was the medical residents (1st‑4th year) from the Universitiesof Medical Sciences of Isfahan, Gilan, Sanandaj and Kashan (370 residents). They were selected bystratified sampling method proportional to size and were included in this study. Data was collectedby using the researcher‑made questionnaire of demographic characteristics, the questionnaireabout the field of study selection and Zung anxiety self‑assessment standard questionnaire. Thefindings were analyzed by using the SPSS statistical software version 16, descriptive and analyticaltests (t‑test, one‑way ANOVA and Pearson). The significance level was considered as P ≤ 0.05.Results: The results showed that more than 92% of the surveyed residents did not have anxietyand were in the normal group. There was a significant correlation between the specialized field ofinterest and anxiety scores of the residents (P < 0.05). In particular, the following cases had a directeffect on interest rates and anxiety in residents: the amount of time for visiting and patient care, jobstress, time for personal affairs, the ability to predict the agenda and job security. Conclusions: Therelationship between various factors and anxiety level was corroborated that the residents’ interestand success in studying was the result of their choices and management plans to eliminate barriersfor the selection of the field and the favorite city by the officials and planners.