Impact of AOA status and perceived lifestyle on career choices of medical school graduates

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1434-1440

  Grayson, Martha S ^a   Newton, Dale A ^b   Patrick, Patricia A ^c,d   Smith, Lawrence ^e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

career choice; lifestyle; medical students; residency; workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 83655167315     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1811-9     Document Type: Article

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