Effect of Early Exposure to Family Medicine on Students' Attitudes Toward the Specialty.

Allen, Sharon S.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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Effect of Early Exposure to Family Medicine on Students' Attitudes Toward the Specialty.

Allen, Sharon S.; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v62 n11 p911-17 Nov 1987

A study of the influence of clinical experiences on one medical school's students' choice of specialty found that neither early exposure to role models in family medicine nor the order in which specialty clerkships were taken significantly affected students' choice of family medicine. (MSE)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Clinical Experience, Family Practice (Medicine), Higher Education, Medical Education, Professional Education, Role Models, Specialization, Student Attitudes

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Language: English

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