The career choice study in Croatia was undertaken as part of a larger, multidisciplinary program evaluating postgraduate training. Certain premises and limitations of the education of primary physicians were studied, notably the social and/or personality factors that motivate those aspiring to be general practitioners. (LBH)

A survey of McMaster medical graduates regarding their perceptions of curriculum features and length is presented and related to background characteristics of the graduates. The graduates were positive about their undergraduate medical education, describing more of its features as strengths than as deficiencies. (Author/MLW)

Some of the programs in general internal medicine are now reaching the point at which surveys of graduates can help assess program strengths and weaknesses. A survey of graduates from the University of Colorado School of Medicine is described. (MLW)

A survey examined physician attitudes toward operating room, nonoperating room, and nonpatient care responsibilities in their residencies. Training for operating room responsibilities was deemed adequate by most, and nonoperating room training inadequate. Recommendations include: hospital cooperation, more effective sessions, and supplementary…

Results indicate no consistent major differences in the comparison of three- and four-year medical school graduates except in age and some personality and attitude measures. (Editor/PG)

Trends in students' responses to the annual graduation questionnaire of the Association of American Medical Colleges from 1981 to 1986 were examined. Changes in career activity reflected increasing interest in full-time academic appointments and decreasing interest in solo, private practices. (Author/MLW)

Comparisons of 1983 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) graduation survey with data on the third-year residencies reveal that the specialty preferences indicated were predictors of residency programs the respondents were in during the third year following graduation. (Author/MLW)

Survey responses of 311 Howard University College of Medicine graduates (classes of 1955-1975) confirm that the school has trained a substantial number of physicians providing care to blacks, the economically disadvantaged, and inner city residents. Implications for training minority physicians, assessing its impact on health care delivery, and…

The notion that medical education is a rigidly structured system, consisting of a few, relatively fixed patterns leading to different career outcomes, was not supported in this study using data from the Association of American Medical College's Longitudinal Study. Evidence was found of stratification among structural factors that influence access…

The total number of applicants for first-year programs in graduate medical education through the National Intern and Resident Matching Program in 1976 exceeded the number of positions offered for the second consecutive year. There were deficits in the number of openings offered in the primary care specialties and surfeits in medical and surgical…

A study to determine what proportion of the number of 1977 Ontario medical graduates received graduate training in Ontario is discussed. The flow of the trainees into and out of the Ontario graduate system is documented and the graduate training patterns of the Ontario graduates are compared with other trainees. (Author/MLW)

The experience over 13 years of one school of public health in preparing physicians for the field of maternal and child health is described. Some 256 of the 292 graduates have remained in community health work. Of the 292 graduates, 106 are engaged in some teaching responsibilities. (Editor/LBH)

A current study of major changes in the behavioral science curriculum in a family practice residency is reported. The survey instrument appears to be highly reliable for assessing graduates' perspectives on specific aspects of residency training in the behavioral sciences. (MLW)

The differences between graduates who were in different curricula at Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine were identified. Physicians from the four-year curriculum plan indicated they believed they were more adequately taught than those in the subsequent three-year curriculum plan. (Author/MLW)

A study of 1980 medical school faculties, based on faculty statistics on the Faculty Roster System of the Association of American Medical Colleges, is discussed. Higher participation of women physicians on medical school faculties than male physicians relative to the numbers of each sex in graduating classes is reported. (Author/MLW)