Money, lifestyle, or values? Why medical students choose subspecialty versus general pediatric careers

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-122

  Newton, Dale A ^a   Grayson, Martha S ^b   Foster Thompson, Lori ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Income; Lifestyle; Medical students; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; MONEY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS;

CAREER CHOICE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MOTIVATION; PEDIATRICS; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77949356593     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809350216     Document Type: Article

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