Influence of factors before and during medical school on choice of psychiatry as a specialty

Prompted by the recruitment problem facing psychiatry, the authors investigated the influence of factors before and during medical school on choice of psychiatry. A questionnaire was completed by 392 of the 1982 graduates from 114 United States medical schools who entered a psychiatric training prog...

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Published inThe American journal of psychiatry Vol. 143; no. 1; p. 77
Main Authors Zimny, G H, Sata, L S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1986
Subjects
Attitude
Career Choice
Clinical Clerkship
Decision Making
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Faculty, Medical - standards
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency
Male
Psychiatry - education
Students, Medical - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Prompted by the recruitment problem facing psychiatry, the authors investigated the influence of factors before and during medical school on choice of psychiatry. A questionnaire was completed by 392 of the 1982 graduates from 114 United States medical schools who entered a psychiatric training program in 1982. College courses, work experience, and experience with someone having a psychiatric disorder were the most positive "before" factors; the clinical psychiatric elective, the psychiatrist-patient relationship, inpatient experiences during the psychiatric clerkship, and control over practice hours were the most positive "during" factors.
ISSN:0002-953X
DOI:10.1176/ajp.143.1.77