| Determinants of choosing a career in family medicine. | |
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PMID: 20974721 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Student choice is an important determinant of the distribution of specialties of practising physicians in many countries. Understanding characteristics at entry into medical school that are associated with the choice of residency in family medicine can assist medical schools in admitting an appropriate mix of students to serve the health care needs of their regions. METHODS: From 2002 to 2004, we collected data from students in 15 classes at 8 of 16 Canadian medical schools at entry. Surveys included questions on career choice, attitudes to practice and socio-demographic characteristics. We followed students prospectively with these data linked to their residency choice. We used multiple logistic regression analysis to identify entry characteristics that predicted a student's ultimate career choice in family medicine. RESULTS: Of 1941 eligible students in the participating classes, 1542 (79.4%) contributed data to the final analyses. The following 11 entry variables predicted whether a student named family medicine as his or her top residency choice: being older, being engaged or in a long-term relationship, not having parents with postgraduate university education nor having family or close friends practicing medicine, having undertaken voluntary work in a developing nation, not volunteering with elderly people, desire for varied scope of practice, a societal orientation, a lower interest in research, desire for short postgraduate training, and lower preference for medical versus social problems. INTERPRETATION: Demographic and attitudinal characteristics at entry into medical school predicted whether students chose a career in family medicine. |
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Authors:
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Ian Scott; Margot Gowans; Bruce Wright; Fraser Brenneis; Sandra Banner; Jim Boone |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-10-25 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne Volume: 183 ISSN: 1488-2329 ISO Abbreviation: CMAJ Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-01-11 Completed Date: 2011-02-24 Revised Date: 2011-12-30 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9711805 Medline TA: CMAJ Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: E1-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. ianscott@interchange.ubc.ca |
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Adult Attitude of Health Personnel* Canada Career Choice* Family Practice* Female Humans Internship and Residency* Life Style Logistic Models Male Questionnaires Socioeconomic Factors Young Adult |
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Comment In:
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CMAJ. 2011 Nov 22;183(17):2017
[PMID:
22106108
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