Factors considered by medical students when formulating their specialty preferences in Japan: Findings from a qualitative study

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Saigal, Priya ^a   Takemura, Yousuke ^b   Nishiue, Takashi ^c   Fetters, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JAPAN; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL VALUES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 36049022396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-7-31     Document Type: Article

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