Thailand special recruitment track of medical students: A series of annual cross-sectional surveys on the new graduates between 2010 and 2012

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Putthasri, Weerasak ^a   Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong ^a   Topothai, Thitikorn ^a   Wisaijohn, Thunthita ^a   Thammatacharee, Noppakun ^a,b   Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Medical education; Medical graduate; Physicians; Professional competence; Supply and distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884497767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-47     Document Type: Article

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