Factors influencing career choice among medical students interested in surgery

Current Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 210-213

  Azizzadeh, Ali ^a   McCollum, Charles H ^a   Miller III, Charles C ^b   Holliday, Kelly M ^a   Shilstone, Holly C ^a   Lucci Jr , Anthony ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Medical student; Residency; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FINANCE; HUMAN; INTELLECT; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREDICTION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKING TIME;

CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037346330     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(02)00679-7     Document Type: Article

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