The Controllable Lifestyle Factor and Students' Attitudes about Specialty Selection.

Schwartz, Richard W.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Controllable Lifestyle Factor and Students' Attitudes about Specialty Selection.

Schwartz, Richard W.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v65 n3 p207-10 Mar 1990

Students were asked to state their selected specialty and to rank the importance that each of 25 influences listed on a questionnaire had in making their specialty choice. Selected specialties were classified into three groups: noncontrollable lifestyle, controllable lifestyle, and surgery. (MLW)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Higher Education, Life Style, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Medical Students, Questionnaires, Specialization, Student Attitudes, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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