Emotional intelligence and medical specialty choice: Findings from three empirical studies

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 565-572

  Borges, Nicole J ^a   Stratton, Terry D ^b   Wagner, Peggy J ^c   Elam, Carol L ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MEDICINE; SPECIALIZATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65649089490     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03371.x     Document Type: Article

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