Influence of Longitudinal Primary Care Training on Medical Students' Specialty Choices

A University of South Florida program giving medical students four years of primary care training was found to have little effect on specialty choice of its graduates (n=93 students), when compared to students who volunteered for the program but did not enter it or who did not volunteer. (MSE)

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Published inAcademic medicine Vol. 68; no. 4; p. 281
Main Author Herold, Arthur H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.1993
Subjects
Career Choice
Family Practice - education
Female
Higher Education
Humans
Male
Medical Education
Medical Students
Medicine
Primary Health Care
Professional Education
Program Length
Sex Factors
Specialization
Student Attitudes
Students, Medical
Time Factors (Learning)
University of South Florida
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Summary:A University of South Florida program giving medical students four years of primary care training was found to have little effect on specialty choice of its graduates (n=93 students), when compared to students who volunteered for the program but did not enter it or who did not volunteer. (MSE)
ISSN:1040-2446
1938-808X
DOI:10.1097/00001888-199304000-00015