Learning and career specialty preferences of medical school applicants

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 35-50

  Stratton, Terry D ^a   Witzke, Donald B ^a   Elam, Carol L ^a   Cheever, Todd R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Instructional method; Learning style; Medical specialty; Myers Briggs Type Indicator

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644448345     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2003.06.001     Document Type: Article

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