Comparing Physicians' Specialty Interests upon Entering Medical School with Their Eventual Practice Specialties.

Carline, Jan D.; Greer, Thomas

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ERIC Number: EJ421604

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Comparing Physicians' Specialty Interests upon Entering Medical School with Their Eventual Practice Specialties.

Carline, Jan D.; Greer, Thomas

Academic Medicine, v66 n1 p44-46 Jan 1991

University of Washington medical school graduates' (n=519) practice specialties were compared with the one or more indicated earlier as possible choices. Nearly 70 percent remained stable, double the proportion when stability is based on a single choice at medical school entry, suggesting students consider several possibilities and choose one of them. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Choice, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Students, Professional Education, Specialization, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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