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Peer reviewedGough, Harrison G.; Hall, Wallace B. – Journal of Medical Education, 1977
In a study of 1,195 medical students, those from medical families were insignificantly different from their classmates on premedical scholastic achievement and admission test scores, but were slightly younger and attended more prestigious undergraduate colleges. Academic and clinical performance was equivalent but specialty-choice differences were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics
