Data gathered in personal interviews with a probability sample of 402 physicians are analyzed to identify factors associated with the decision to leave general primary contact practice for speciality practice. (Author)

A study of 98 medical students' career choice and career change decisions, and the point in the medical curriculum at which they were made, is reported. Negative factors concerning the initial career choice accounted for 84 percent of the changes, and positive aspects of the new choice caused 16 percent. (MSE)

The analysis suggests that, while the career preferences of students when considered as a group remained stable over the 4-year medical experience, the career preferences of individual students underwent considerable change. The instability of student preferences for other careers suggests that medical faculties can make attempts to promote or…

Thirty-three nurses enrolled in medical school completed questionnaires focusing on their motivation for career change and projected specialty preference. Most wanted increased patient responsibility and primary-care specialties, often closely related to their nursing specialties. (MSE)

Defines features of primary care practice which cause physicians to change to alternative careers. (IR)

The experience of the first year of operation of a Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center two- to six-week "miniresidency" in family practice is described. This intensive in-hospital training program was established to provide a broad review of knowledge and skills for physicians in family practice in California. (Author/MLW)

This study represents a preliminary effort toward the ultimate goal of identifying some of the major determinants of final career plans of residents in internal medicine. Initial career goal statements indicating future subspecialization are found to be important but the incidence of goal reversal is high. (LBH)

To provide preliminary data on the usefulness of conclusions previously based on longitudinal prediction studies of career choice, the authors describe the extent to which general practice and residency training programs are pursued and the rates of attrition from each. (LBH)

National data on 74,265 physicians from seven graduation cohorts (1970-1976) reveal that the increasing proportion of women in medical school has resulted in a trend toward more similar career patterns for men and women in several important areas, including specialty choice and duration of graduate medical education. (Author/JMD)

The graduates of Cornell University Medical College's classes of 1971 through 1982 were surveyed in regard to their selection of different specialties. Thirteen percent of those surveyed made major changes in specialties after graduation, with more of them leaving than entering internal medicine, pediatrics, and family practice. (Author/MLW)