Approximately 5,000 students entering the University of Toronto were surveyed regarding their career choices. Results show that about 20 percent of the respondents selected medicine as their first choice, but that all reported second and third choices. Implications for academic advising are discussed briefly. (LBH)

Direct interviews at 12 selected medical schools in the U.S. and Canada to determine the validity of the Medical School Curriculum Workshop questionnaire data. (IR)

A study which compared two groups of students with respect to preferred medical specialties and practice location is reported. Factor analysis of the preferences indicated by three classes at the end of their second year of medical school identified interpretable clusters of specialties and location types. (Author/MLW)

The organization and curricula of internal medicine residencies programs that emphasize primary care are described and compared with traditional residencies in internal medicine. It is noted that primary care residents spend more time in ambulatory care and are allowed more electives in specialties outside of internal medicine. Out-of-hospital…

The nature and extent of cost containment education in medical schools in England, Scotland, and Wales were surveyed in 1982. The departments and number of formal courses at each medical school that covered cost containment topics were determined, and the data were compared to those of surveys in U.S. medical schools.

A survey of fourth-year students in obstetrics at one medical school confirmed the absence of a liberal undergraduate education and indicated their failure to acquire cultural knowledge during their premedical and medical education. Knowledge deficits extended beyond the humanities to nonmedical sciences and the history and philosophy of medicine.…

An interdisciplinary master's program in the natural sciences designed to attract medical school applicants denied admission and other students wishing graduate study before committing themselves to a doctoral program is described. Results of a survey of the 310 graduates since 1967 are also reported. (MSE)

Survey findings suggest medical students' choice of career and locality can be used in selection process to fill current priorities of community need. (IR)

A survey of full-time medical school faculty at one university shows sources of job satisfaction coincide with perceptions of job and career responsibility. Physicians reported conflict between various responsibilities but resolved this by setting or rationalizing priorities. (Author/MSE)

The "new" student is described as more socially concerned and committed to reform of the health care system than students of the 1950s. Data suggest partial support for the hypothesis of decreasing liberalism among entering freshmen after 1973, increasing conservatism among graduating seniors, and a high level of conservatism among physicians.…

This Datagram updates previously published statistics on women medical school applicants and matriculants. Historical data are selected at five-year intervals and highlight years not presented before. A dramatic increase in women applicants since 1970 is shown. (LBH)

A mentor program at the Rockford School of Medicine was evaluated to assess the quality of student-faculty relationships. Both groups strongly endorsed the program. Students need to put more effort into developing friendships with mentors, and physicians must broaden their focus beyond concern solely for students' academic performance. (Author/MSE)

Results are reported from a survey of students in the department of community and preventive medicine of the Medical College of Pennsylvania concerning their previous computer experience, extent of computer use since starting medical school, interest in receiving training in various computer applications, and interest in learning through…

Little striking difference was found between students choosing psychiatry as a first career choice and those choosing it second or third. Results imply recruiting students in the last two groups for psychiatry specialization may be difficult, based on their attitudes about scientific advancement and social status in the profession. (MSE)

Faculty members and residents at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Nebraska were surveyed to determine whether there was agreement on a core of procedural skills that all internal medicine residents should be able to perform. Nineteen procedures were indicated by 90 percent or more of the respondents. (Author/MLW)