Indications from a 1977 COTH survey are that 20 percent of member institutions expect a significant effect from the anticipated reduction of foreign medical school graduates permitted in the U.S., and that there are sizable interprogram shifts of funded house staff positions, especially into internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics, and…

Projected labor shortages in psychiatry have prompted studies identifying factors that influence medical students in career choice. Self-images as individuals were compared with professional images of psychiatrists using subjects from internal medicine as a control group. (Author/MLW)

A study of medical students' choice of anesthesiology as a specialty and the quality of clerkships available established several factors in students' choice, including the negative effect of certified registered nurse anesthetists on the operating room floor. A study of relationships with nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, and…

Using data from a longitudinal study of medical students at Jefferson Medical College, the authors analyzed trends in senior student interest in primary care specialties between 1971 and 1975 and selected background characteristics and performance levels of students choosing family medicine compared with those in other specialties. (Author/LBH)

A survey of one university's internal medicine residency graduates from 1969-79 showed 30 percent had no change in plans regarding general versus subspecialty practice since medical school, and 41 percent made final decisions during residency. Inpatient care experiences, peer interactions, and faculty role models were most influential. (MSE)

A preceptorship program design to introduce preclinical students to primary care in both underserved and adequately served communities is described. A preliminary evaluation of the program's first year indicates that it has had an impact on the students' attitudes. (Author/MLW)

A study of third-year medical students, using disproportionate sampling fractions to oversample among women and racial and ethnic minorities, suggests a considerable interest in part-time or shared-schedule residency programs, particularly among married women students. Interest in such programs is also related to specialty choice. (JMD)

Income differentials between board-certified and non-board-certified physicians are examined to determine whether the trend toward certification is economically induced. After adjustments for specialty, age and hours worked, the differential is small, but physicians are most likely to become certified in specialties with the largest differentials.…

A study of final-year medical students at the University of Melbourne compares male and female responses to a questionnaire that focuses on projected style of medical practice, plans to specialize, family formation plans, division of household responsibilities, and possible career interruptions. Sex differences are noted. (JMD)

Data are presented from a survey of all 1975 graduates of U.S. medical schools who entered a graduate medical education residency in family practice, and include statistics by sex, ethnic origin, age, legal residence at entrance, parental income, and father's occupation. (LBH)

To provide preliminary data on the usefulness of conclusions previously based on longitudinal prediction studies of career choice, the authors describe the extent to which general practice and residency training programs are pursued and the rates of attrition from each. (LBH)

Representatives of 108 departments of obstetrics and gynecology completed a written questionnaire in 1976 designed to assess the changes that had occurred in the teaching resources of the departments for the years 1965, 1970, and 1975.

Faculty members and students of 13 undergraduate colleges in South Carolina were surveyed to learn whether the "premedical syndrome" existed. Premedical students were perceived as being excessively competitive, academically overspecialized, overachieving, more highly motivated, more highly self-disciplined, goal-oriented, and proud of…

An internship program in nontechnical roles in health services for 198 self-selected undergraduates proved helpful for students and host institutions. Benefits included help in career decisions, exercise in self-directed learning, and demonstration of noncognitive qualities (social and ethical) desirable for professional work in patient care and…