Primary Care Career Choices and Medical Student Learning Styles.

Plovnick, Mark S.

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Primary Care Career Choices and Medical Student Learning Styles

Plovnick, Mark S.

Journal of Medical Education, 50, 9, 849-55, Sep 75

The study described here demonstrated that students with different learning styles are initially inclined toward careers in different specialities or types of medicine and are influenced by different factors in medical school in making their career decisions. Implications for medical education are included, particularly regarding primary care needs and careers. (JT)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Educational Research, Environmental Influences, Higher Education, Learning, Medical Education, Medical Students, Primary Health Care, Specialization

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning Style Inventory

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