Dynamics of career choice among students in undergraduate medical courses. A BEME systematic review: BEME Guide No. 33

Medical Teacher

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 18-29

  Querido, Sophie J ^a,b   Vergouw, David ^c   Wigersma, Lode ^a   Batenburg, Ronald S ^c   De Rond, Marlies E J ^a   Ten Cate, Olle T J ^b  

^a Royal Dutch Medical Association   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; CAREER CHOICE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EUROPE; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PERSONALITY; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84941710527     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2015.1074990     Document Type: Review

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