Commitment to the Underserved: Evaluating the Effect of an Extracurricular Medical Student Program on Career Choice

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 276-281

  Campos Outcalt, Doug ^a   Chang, Steven ^b   Pust, Ronald ^b   Johnson, Lane ^b  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0031514157     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328015tlm0904_6     Document Type: Article

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