Family and internal medicine were rated high by the groups studied. Neurological and colon-rectal surgery were rated low. Males gave higher ratings to surgical specialities, whereas females express stronger preferences for obstetrics and gynecology. (Author/KE)

A psychometric index of creative potential was devised for use in comparing ratings of creativity in samples of architects, engineers, mathematicians, psychologists, research scientists, and first year medical students. Medical students had the highest scores with psychiatrists ranking first and internists second among the specialty groups. (JT)

In a study of 1,195 medical students, those from medical families were insignificantly different from their classmates on premedical scholastic achievement and admission test scores, but were slightly younger and attended more prestigious undergraduate colleges. Academic and clinical performance was equivalent but specialty-choice differences were…