Are medical students influenced by preceptors in making career choices, and if so how? A systematic review

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Stagg, P ^a   Prideaux, D ^a   Greenhil, J ^a   Sweet, L ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career choice; Medical students; Preceptors; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; PRECEPTORSHIP; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84860781576     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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