Motivation of French medical students to pursue surgical careers: Results of national survey of 1742 students

Journal of Visceral Surgery

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2010, Pages e181-e186

  Lefevre J H ^a   Karila, L ^b   Kerneis, S ^c,d   Roupret M ^e  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Career; Medical education; Medical specialty; Medical students; Medical teaching; Motivation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIALIZATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); CAREER CHOICE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALIZATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79952276271     PISSN: 18787886     EISSN: 18787878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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