Choices of Training Programs and Career Paths by Women in Internal Medicine.

Carr, Phyllis; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ461396

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Choices of Training Programs and Career Paths by Women in Internal Medicine.

Carr, Phyllis; And Others

Academic Medicine, v68 n3 p219-23 Mar 1993

Using data on 3,569 women and 15,582 men trained in internal medicine, this study investigated gender differences in choice of primary care practice and their possible relationship to training program type, traditional or primary care. Results indicate women pursued primary care more often than did men, regardless of training program completed. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Ladders, College Choice, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Females, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Males, Medical Education, Physicians, Primary Health Care, Professional Education, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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