Recruiting medical students to rural practice: Perspectives of medical students and rural recruiters

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Jutzi, Leah ^a   Vogt, Kelly ^a   Drever, Erin ^a   Nisker, Jeff ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; GENERAL PRACTICE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58949094906     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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