Factors influencing US medical students' decision to pursue surgery

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 64-74

  Schmidt, Lauren E ^a,b   Cooper, Clairice A ^a   Guo, Weidun Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Medical students; Surgery

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FINANCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84966373343     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.054     Document Type: Article

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