Few, if any, of the federal policy and funding decisions in the field of physician career development have been based on the results of empirical research, partly because research has had little practical knowledge to offer policy makers. Examples are cited and implications discussed. (LBH)

The career development of female and male physicians who graduated from medical school in 1960 was compared. The effects of achievement motivation, performance in medical school, peer evaluation, prestige of internship hospital, and family responsibilities on professional attainment were analyzed. (Author/MLW)

To understand better the role of faculty development in training family medicine researchers, the characteristics of productive researchers, their training, and their work environment were examined. Areas reviewed were faculty development and evaluation, career development, professional socialization, organizational development, and faculty…