The use of a mentoring-based conference as a research career stimulation strategy

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1389-1394

  Interian, Alejandro ^a   Escobar, Javier I ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CAREER CHOICE; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTORS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349871194     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181b6b2a8     Document Type: Article

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