Training an Appropriate Mix of Physicians to Meet the Nation's Needs.

Schroeder, Steven A.

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ERIC Number: EJ459810

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Publication Date: 1993

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Training an Appropriate Mix of Physicians to Meet the Nation's Needs.

Schroeder, Steven A.

Academic Medicine, v68 n2 p118-22 Feb 1993

Issues related to the production of more generalists in medicine are discussed, including economic, practice-related, and scientific forces favoring practice of specialty medicine; the influence of the medical school experience on career choice; strategies for correcting the balance inside and outside academic medicine; and resulting alternative scenarios of change. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Change Strategies, College Role, Costs, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Higher Education, Labor Supply, Medical Education, Medical School Faculty, Medical Schools, Physicians, Professional Education, Specialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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