Why people apply to medical school: Implications for widening participation activities

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 815-821

  McHarg, Jane ^a,c   Mattick, Karen ^a   Knight, Lynn V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*decision making; *education, medical, undergraduate; Adult; Attitude of health personnel; Career choice; Educational status; Female; Humans; Male; Motivation; Students, medical *psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SERVICE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34547177215     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02798.x     Document Type: Article

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