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Unprofessional physicians--some correlative data.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  625977     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In the background of those physicians who have problems in medical practice serious enough to attract attention by the licensing body, there are factors that apparently can help predict such behavior. As a candidate for medical school the applicant more likely to have future problems has the following profile: (1) older than the average applicant with a lower grade point average; (2) more likely to have used tobacco; (3) did not receive a baccalaureate degree; (4) no military service; (5) turned in a sloppy handwritten application form, and (6) received a less than ideal character reference by the college from which applying. Furthermore, after admission to medical school the person more prone to future problems tends to be a poorer student than his peers and to receive a poorer rating in his first postgraduate year. The Loma Linda University graduate who has had such problems is also more likely to have settled in Southern California and to be in general practice.
Authors:
G G Hadley; J E Chrispens
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Western journal of medicine     Volume:  128     ISSN:  0093-0415     ISO Abbreviation:  West. J. Med.     Publication Date:  1978 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1978-04-17     Completed Date:  1978-04-17     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0410504     Medline TA:  West J Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  85-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Achievement
Age Factors
Educational Measurement
Ethics, Medical
Humans
Internship and Residency
Personality
Physicians / standards*
Probability
Professional Practice / standards*
Smoking
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