Internal medicine clerkship directors' perceptions about student interest in internal medicine careers

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1101-1104

  Hauer, Karen E ^a   Fagan, Mark J ^b   Kernan, Walter ^c   Mintz, Matthew ^d   Durning, Steven J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Education, medical, undergraduate; Medical students, workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; INCOME; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 46949108355     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0640-y     Document Type: Article

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