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Peer reviewedSwanson, August G.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1989
Results of an annual survey include the numbers and percentages of all medical school graduates obtaining or not obtaining residencies, by gender and ethnic/racial background and their current activities, by residency specialty or other activity (including research, non-medical activity, and year off). (MSE)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Females, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Surveys
Peer reviewedSwanson, August G.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
Two tables and a textual analysis present (1) numbers and percentages of all 1990 U.S. medical school graduates, who obtained residencies through or outside the National Residency Matching Program and who did not obtain residencies, by ethnic background and gender; and (2) numbers and percentages of graduates by graduates' present activity…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Peer reviewedBaldwin, DeWitt C., Jr.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1995
A survey concerning 2,449 graduate medical students who withdrew and 887 who took extended leave from residencies in the 1991-92 year investigated the reasons for leaving and patterns among residency years, specialties, men and women, and ethnic groups. Comparisons were also made with osteopathic, foreign, and Canadian programs. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Asian Americans, Black Students, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedBabbott, David; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1989
A study of 11,136 1987 medical school seniors' specialty choices, before entering medical school and in preparation for residency, found similar preferences at both points, regardless of racial-ethnic background. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Ethnic Groups, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Peer reviewedNess, Roberta; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1989
Analysis of results from the National Resident Matching Program from 1980, 1983, and 1987 show students seeking categorical surgery residencies were less likely to be matched with programs in high-density Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome areas. Implications for medical education are examined. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Career Choice, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCoffin, Susan E.; Babbott, David – Academic Medicine, 1989
A study of medical students' pre-medical-school and graduation specialty preferences examined sex differences in selection of pediatrics at both points and changes from preference for pediatrics. Half those abandoning early preference for pediatrics stayed within primary care. More shifted from family practice to pediatrics than kept their…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Females, Graduate Surveys
Peer reviewedAmmons, Stanley W.; Kelly, Douglas E. – Academic Medicine, 1997
Medical school surveys in 1994-95 and 1995-96 (n=104 schools) found that PhDs accounted for 25-30% of medical school enrollments; in some institutions, it was about half. Trend is toward interdisciplinary rather than departmental degrees. Number of student supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants was nearly twice that for…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Enrollment Rate, Financial Support
