Medical students with low self-efficacy bolstered by calling to medical speciality

Perspectives on Medical Education

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 89-100

  Goodin, Joel B ^a   Duffy, Ryan D ^b   Borges, Nicole J ^c   Ulman, Catherine A ^c   D’Brot, Vanessa M ^a   Manuel, R Stephen ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calling; Career; Medical education; Medical students; Profession; Self efficacy; Speciality choice; Vocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925771084     PISSN: 22122761     EISSN: 2212277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40037-014-0110-7     Document Type: Article

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