The effect of integration of non-cognitive parameters on medical students' characteristics and their intended career choices

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 488-493

  Halpern, Naama ^a   Bentov Gofrit, Daphne ^b   Matot, Idit ^c   Abramowitz, Moshe Z ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Admission criteria to medical school; Admission process; Medical students; Noncognitive parameters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCHOOL ADMISSION; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052552863     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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