Choosing general practice as a career: The influences of education and training

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 341-344

  Bunker, Jeremy ^a   Shadbolt, Narelle ^b  

^a SIGPET   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 67649827200     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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