A gender gap in the next generation of physician-scientists: Medical student interest and participation in research

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 412-418

  Guelich, Jill M ^a   Singer, Burton H ^a   Castro, Marcia C ^a   Rosenberg, Leon E ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical students; Physician population; Physician scientists; Research career intentions; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; TRAINING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PIPELINE; SCIENCE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0036841873     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jim-50-06-01     Document Type: Article

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