A comprehensive medical student career development program improves medical student satisfaction with career planning

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-60

  Zink, Brian J ^a   Hammoud, Maya M ^a   Middleton, Eric ^a   Moroney, Donney ^a   Schigelone, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34347267672     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328015tlm1901_10     Document Type: Article

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