Medical specialty considerations by medical students early in their clinical experience

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Weissman, Charles ^a   Zisk Rony, Rachel Yaffa ^a   Schroeder, Josh E ^a   Weiss, Yoram G ^a   Avidan, Alex ^a   Elchalal, Uriel ^a   Tandeter, Howard ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Healthcare system; Medical specialties; Medical students; Physician workforce; Residency; Specialty selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SALARY; TEACHER; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890438955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20454015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-4015-1-13     Document Type: Article

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