Career Choices of Graduates from Washington University's Medical Scientist Training Program.

Frieden, Carl; Fox, Barbara J.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Career Choices of Graduates from Washington University's Medical Scientist Training Program.

Frieden, Carl; Fox, Barbara J.

Academic Medicine, v66 n3 p162-64 Mar 1991

The survey of 148 graduates of the combined M.D./Ph.D. Medical Scientist Training Program at Washington University (Missouri) found that 95 percent chose to enter residency programs rather than postdoctoral fellowships and 89 percent of those who had completed all training planned to join academic institutions or the National Institutes of Health. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Doctoral Programs, Employment Potential, Graduate Medical Students, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education, Medical Education, Researchers, Scientists

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Language: English

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