Medical students' perceptions of psychiatry as a career choice

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-149

  Cutler, Janis L ^a   Alspector, Sharon L ^a   Harding, Kelli J ^a   Wright, Leslie L ^b   Graham, Mark J ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COURSE CONTENT; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT RECRUITMENT; STUDENT SATISFACTION; ADULT; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHIATRY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33749005152     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.30.2.144     Document Type: Article

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