Influences on choice of surgery as a career: A study of consecutive cohorts in a medical school

Medical Education

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 522-529

  Sobral, Dejano T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

*attitude of health personnel; *career choice; *internship and residency; *problem based learning; *surgery; Education, medical, graduate; Female; Humans; Male; Students, medical *psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY;

EID: 33646673096     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02482.x     Document Type: Article

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