Gender and medical careers

Maturitas

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 264-267

  Riska, Elianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Career advancement; Gender; Medical career; Role models

Indexed keywords

CAREER; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; GENDER; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE; MENTORS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951952183     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.09.010     Document Type: Review

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