Developing a Research Agenda on Career Choice in Medicine.

Woodward, Christel A.

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ERIC Number: EJ427385

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Developing a Research Agenda on Career Choice in Medicine.

Woodward, Christel A.

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, v2 n3 p139-40 1990

A discussion of research needs on physicians' choice of specialty looks at methodological problems identified in the literature and suggests six areas for further development: distinction between career preference and career attainment; multiple predictors; larger samples; more specific specialty subdivisions; longitudinal approach; and testing of hypotheses explicitly derived from theory. (MSE)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Higher Education, Medical Education, Occupational Aspiration, Physicians, Predictor Variables, Professional Education, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Specialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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