Completing an intercalated research degree during medical undergraduate training: Barriers, benefits and postgraduate career profiles

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1323, 2010, Pages 24-33

  Park, Serena J K ^a   Liang, Mary M S ^b   Sherwin, Trevor ^c   McGhee, Charles N J ^c  

^a CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77958051499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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