This study examines the factors that shape calling orientations within the Indian context. Based on the narratives of 72 junior doctors and medical interns, it is found that participants identify with harbouring a calling both prior and subsequent to occupational entry. Although factors such as self-recognition of talent and sensemaking of work as…

People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities have poorer health and face unique barriers to health care compared to people without disabilities. These health disparities can be partially attributed to physicians' limited knowledge about caring for patients with developmental disabilities. The purpose of this…

Future physicians say they view acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as an unfortunate reality that must be addressed, but with great care. The epidemic has not changed medical students' specialties. Fear of contagion, lack of a cure, unpleasant symptoms, and the youth of many victims are difficult realities for students. (MSE)

A ten-step model for the assessment of a medical school learning environment was developed and implemented as a basis for the management and reduction of student stress. (Author)

Statistics indicate that large increases in minority enrollment in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy are required in order for Blacks and other minorities to achieve representation in the health professions equal to their proportion in the total population. (MJL)

Medical students undergoing a stressful process of adjustment, especially in their first year of studies, to the environment of medical school and hospital wards with their stringent requirements, are subject to a personal and professional identity crisis. Possible maladjustments may have profoundly negative affects on their studies and their…

A training program for educational supervisors for medical doctors in specialist training was introduced in Norway in 1986. The program has been continuously evaluated using questionnaires at course end. Participating consultants reported that the training program helped them become better supervisors, motivated them to supervise trainees, and…

Topics addressed in the annual meeting and report of the Association of American Medical Colleges for 1979 include: AAMC cooperation with other organizations, quality control and cost containment in health care education, educational initiatives, biomedical research, faculty, students, institutional development, teaching hospitals, and information…

The report focuses attention on those areas of medical school education that may have a negative effect on women students' confidence and competence. It examines the different ways that male and female medical students experience their training and the particular stresses that women may face, including: role conflicts; questions about commitment;…

This report addresses the problem of underrepresentation of minorities in the health care professions and presents results of a comparative study that examined the factors differentiating schools that enroll and graduate relatively large numbers of minority students from those who do not. Study findings revealed that schools with higher minority…