career choice

Summary

Summary: Selection of a type of occupation or profession.

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Mentoring in academic medicine: a systematic review
    Dario Sambunjak
    Croatian Medical Journal, Zagreb, Croatia
    JAMA 296:1103-15. 2006
  2. ncbi Factors associated with the subspecialty choices of internal medicine residents in Canada
    Leora Horn
    Department of Medical Oncology, Vanderbilt University, 777 Preston Research Building, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    BMC Med Educ 8:37. 2008
  3. ncbi Primary care specialty choices of United States medical graduates, 1997-2006
    Donna B Jeffe
    Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MS, USA
    Acad Med 85:947-58. 2010
  4. ncbi The new generation of family physicians--career motivation, life goals and work-life balance
    Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer
    Department of Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Swiss Med Wkly 138:305-12. 2008
  5. ncbi Internal medicine resident self-report of factors associated with career decisions
    Colin P West
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:946-9. 2009
  6. ncbi Attitude of medical students towards general practice and general practitioners
    Emma Henderson
    Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Imperial College School of Medicine, London
    Br J Gen Pract 52:359-63. 2002
  7. ncbi Why would I choose a career in family medicine?: Reflections of medical students at 3 universities
    Ian Scott
    University of British Columbia, Department of Family Practice Undergraduate Office, David Strangway Bldg, Suite 300, 5950 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC
    Can Fam Physician 53:1956-7. 2007
  8. ncbi Does community-based experience alter career preference? New evidence from a prospective longitudinal cohort study of undergraduate medical students
    A Howe
    Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, Community Sciences Centre, University of Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
    Med Educ 35:391-7. 2001
  9. ncbi Surgery or general medicine--a study of the reasons underlying the choice of medical specialty
    Patrícia Lacerda Bellodi
    Hospital da Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Sao Paulo Med J 122:81-6. 2004
  10. ncbi A future career in general practice? A longitudinal study of medical students and pre-registration house officers
    Hazel K Sinclair
    Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
    Eur J Gen Pract 12:120-7. 2006

Research Grants

  1. Institutional Training Program in Oral Health Research
    Christopher Squier; Fiscal Year: 2007
  2. MINORITY PROGRAM FOR SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY MEETING
    JOSE MANAUTOU; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. 31st Pediatric Nephrology Seminar
    JOSE STRAUSS; Fiscal Year: 2005
  4. Short-term Training Students-Health Professional Schools
    KENNETH CIUFFREDA; Fiscal Year: 2006
  5. NIMH-COR Honors High School Research Education Grant
    Pamela Banks; Fiscal Year: 2005
  6. Addiction Counseling: Career Paths & Professionalization
    Diana Wall; Fiscal Year: 2002
  7. Climbing Up and Reaching Back: Ladder of Support for Research Careers in Biomedic
    STEPHANIE TIMMONS BROWN; Fiscal Year: 2010
  8. HARVARD-LONGWOOD RESEARCH TRAINING IN VASCULAR SURGERY
    Frank Logerfo; Fiscal Year: 2007
  9. STD/HIV RESEARCH TRAINING FOR MINORITY STUDENTS
    WARREN ASHE; Fiscal Year: 2007
  10. Student Research: Stimulus for Academic Research Careers
    Derrick Beech; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications223 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Mentoring in academic medicine: a systematic review
    Dario Sambunjak
    Croatian Medical Journal, Zagreb, Croatia
    JAMA 296:1103-15. 2006
    ..Mentorship was reported to have an important influence on personal development, career guidance, career choice, and research productivity, including publication and grant success...
  2. ncbi Factors associated with the subspecialty choices of internal medicine residents in Canada
    Leora Horn
    Department of Medical Oncology, Vanderbilt University, 777 Preston Research Building, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    BMC Med Educ 8:37. 2008
    ..To address the concern about physician imbalances in internal medicine subspecialties, we need to examine the factors that motivate residents when making career decisions...
  3. ncbi Primary care specialty choices of United States medical graduates, 1997-2006
    Donna B Jeffe
    Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MS, USA
    Acad Med 85:947-58. 2010
    ..To describe trends in specialty choice and to identify predictors of primary care specialty choices among graduates of U.S. MD-granting medical schools...
  4. ncbi The new generation of family physicians--career motivation, life goals and work-life balance
    Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer
    Department of Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Swiss Med Wkly 138:305-12. 2008
    ..concerning personality factors, career motivation, career success, importance of life goals and work-life balance; further, the stability in career choice of family physicians from medical school through to residency was evaluated.
  5. ncbi Internal medicine resident self-report of factors associated with career decisions
    Colin P West
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:946-9. 2009
    ..Little is known about factors contributing to the career decisions of internal medicine residents...
  6. ncbi Attitude of medical students towards general practice and general practitioners
    Emma Henderson
    Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Imperial College School of Medicine, London
    Br J Gen Pract 52:359-63. 2002
    ..and general practitioners (GPs) as doctors and explore factors influencing students' attitudes and intended career choice. DESIGN OF STUDY: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Final-year students at two London medical schools...
  7. ncbi Why would I choose a career in family medicine?: Reflections of medical students at 3 universities
    Ian Scott
    University of British Columbia, Department of Family Practice Undergraduate Office, David Strangway Bldg, Suite 300, 5950 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC
    Can Fam Physician 53:1956-7. 2007
    ..To describe the factors that medical students report influence them to pursue careers in family medicine...
  8. ncbi Does community-based experience alter career preference? New evidence from a prospective longitudinal cohort study of undergraduate medical students
    A Howe
    Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, Community Sciences Centre, University of Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
    Med Educ 35:391-7. 2001
    ....
  9. ncbi Surgery or general medicine--a study of the reasons underlying the choice of medical specialty
    Patrícia Lacerda Bellodi
    Hospital da Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Sao Paulo Med J 122:81-6. 2004
    ..The reality of medical services in Brazil points towards expansion and diversification of medical knowledge. However, there are few Brazilian studies on choosing a medical specialty...
  10. ncbi A future career in general practice? A longitudinal study of medical students and pre-registration house officers
    Hazel K Sinclair
    Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
    Eur J Gen Pract 12:120-7. 2006
    ..preferences of medical students throughout their undergraduate years and into their postgraduate career, and to evaluate which factors may influence career choice intentions, and when this happens, over time. Design: Longitudinal study.
  11. ncbi Who does become an internist?
    P M J Stuyt
    Department of General Internal Medicine, UMC St Radboud, PO Box 91o01, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Neth J Med 62:98-101. 2004
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  12. ncbi Impact of desire to work in underserved communities on selection of specialty among fourth-year medical students
    Mohsen Bazargan
    Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E 120th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
    J Natl Med Assoc 98:1460-5. 2006
    ..Special attention is given to the influence of desire to work in underserved communities on selection of a specialty...
  13. ncbi The subspecialization rate of third year internal medicine residents from 1992 through 1998
    Louis J Grosso
    American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 3699, USA
    Teach Learn Med 16:7-13. 2004
    ..S. physician workforce size and the proportion of generalists versus specialists have long been debated. Difficulty collecting reliable data and varying methodologies complicate clear analysis of workforce questions...
  14. ncbi Medical students' attitudes to modernising medical careers: will it affect training or career choice?
    M F Nixon
    Department of Orthopaedics, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
    Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 67:M126-9. 2006
  15. ncbi [Young physicians' view on factors that increase the attractiveness of general practice]
    B Buddeberg-Fischer
    Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitatsspital Zurich, Haldenbachstrasse 18 8091 Zürich, Schweiz
    Gesundheitswesen 70:123-8. 2008
    ....
  16. ncbi Internal medicine resident perceptions of optimal training duration
    Kris G Thomas
    Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
    Acad Med 82:996-9. 2007
    ..To describe internal medicine residents' opinions regarding the optimal duration of internal medicine residency training, and to assess whether these opinions are associated with specific career interests...
  17. ncbi [Occupational decisions of young physicians and possible future consequences for the provision of medical care. Results of an anonymous questionnaire]
    K Gensch
    Bayerisches Staatsinstitut für Hochschulforschung und Hochschulplanung
    Gesundheitswesen 69:359-70. 2007
    ..This study was undertaken following a request of the Bavarian Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts to analyse the future provision in different occupational areas...
  18. ncbi [Job satisfaction and prospects of internal medicine specialists in Austria--an analysis of the profession]
    Rudolf Puchner
    Zentrum für Management und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen, Donau Universität Krems, Krems, Austria
    Wien Klin Wochenschr 119:503-11. 2007
    ..quot;The golden age of medicine" seems to be over. This study analyses job satisfaction and prospects of Austrian physicians in the twenty-first century...
  19. ncbi Becoming a GP--a qualitative study of the career interests of medical students
    Helen Tolhurst
    University of Newcastle, New South Wales
    Aust Fam Physician 34:204-6. 2005
    ..The factors influencing medical students toward general practice as a career choice are poorly understood, even though this is important to the makeup of the medical workforce.
  20. ncbi Career goals of trainee physicians in internal medicine
    Muhammad Junaid Patel
    Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
    J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 18:352-6. 2008
    ..To survey Internal Medicine trainees' future career choices and factors influencing their decision-making...
  21. ncbi Educational debt and reported career plans among internal medicine residents
    Furman S McDonald
    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
    Ann Intern Med 149:416-20. 2008
    ..Physicians often enter the workplace with substantial debt. The relationship between debt and reported career plans among internal medicine residents is unknown...
  22. ncbi A new model to understand the career choice and practice location decisions of medical graduates
    P Stagg
    Flinders University Rural Clinical School, Renmark, South Australia, Australia
    Rural Remote Health 9:1245. 2009
    ..The aim of this research was to identify what factors influence the career choices of PRCC graduates...
  23. ncbi Rural intentions: factors affecting the career choices of family medicine graduates
    Diane J Lu
    Department of Family Medicine at University of Calgary in Alberta
    Can Fam Physician 54:1016-1017.e5. 2008
    ..To investigate the reasons for family medicine graduates' career choices...
  24. ncbi [Perspectives and challenges to guarantee training and renewal in general internal medicine]
    G Waeber
    Service de Medecine Interne, Departement de Medecine Interne, CHUV, Lausanne
    Rev Med Suisse 5:232-6. 2009
    ..In this article we will approach these challenges by formulating some proposals--nonexhaustive--in order to guarantee sufficient renewal in general internal medicine...
  25. ncbi Medical specialty prestige and lifestyle preferences for medical students
    Peter A Creed
    School of Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Qld 4222, Australia
    Soc Sci Med 71:1084-8. 2010
    ..Having access to and understanding these rankings will assist career counsellors to aid student and junior doctor decision-making and aid workforce planners to address gaps in medical specialty health services...
  26. ncbi [Family and career planning in young physicians]
    Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer
    Abteilung Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitatsspital Zurich, Zurich, Schweiz
    Gynakol Geburtshilfliche Rundsch 48:234-40. 2008
    ..The study investigates in what way physicians integrate their desire to have children into their career planning...
  27. ncbi General pediatrics resident perspectives on training decisions and career choice
    Gary L Freed
    Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0456, USA
    Pediatrics 123:S26-30. 2009
    ....
  28. ncbi Perceptions of family medicine and career choice among first year medical students: a cross-sectional survey in a Turkish medical school
    Alis Ozcakir
    Department of Family Medicine, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
    Coll Antropol 31:595-600. 2007
    ..Greater undergraduate exposure to family medicine is needed in order to increase knowledge of the field and influence student career choices...
  29. ncbi Factors influencing the choice of specialty among medical students in Lebanon
    Beatrice Khater-Menassa
    Department of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
    J Med Liban 53:16-20. 2005
    ..the proportions who select primary care careers, to highlight factors that are considered when making a career choice, and to compare these among primary care (PC) and non-primary care (NPC) candidates...
  30. ncbi Intelligence, personality, and interests: evidence for overlapping traits
    P L Ackerman
    Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
    Psychol Bull 121:219-45. 1997
    ..They identify 4 trait complexes: social, clerical/conventional, science/math, and intellectual/cultural...
  31. ncbi Women in cardiology: a UK perspective
    A D Timmis
    Heart 91:273-4. 2005
    ..Women are particularly under-represented in cardiology in the UK, even though women outnumber men in admissions to medical school. Could this disparity be detrimental to the specialty in this country?..
  32. ncbi The impact of U.S. medical students' debt on their choice of primary care careers: an analysis of data from the 2002 medical school graduation questionnaire
    Roger A Rosenblatt
    University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Box 354696, Seattle, WA 98195 4696, USA
    Acad Med 80:815-9. 2005
    ..To examine the hypothesis that medical students' rising total educational debt is one of the factors that explains the recent decline in students' interest in family medicine and primary care...
  33. ncbi The attractions of medicine: the generic motivations of medical school applicants in relation to demography, personality and achievement
    I C McManus
    Department of Psychology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
    BMC Med Educ 6:11. 2006
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  34. ncbi Views of doctors in training on the importance and availability of career advice in UK medicine
    Trevor W Lambert
    Unit of Health Care Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    Med Educ 41:460-6. 2007
    ....
  35. ncbi The fate and career destinations of doctors who qualified at Uganda's Makerere Medical School in 1984: retrospective cohort study
    Yoswa M Dambisya
    Pharmacy Programme, School of Health Sciences, University of the North, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga 0727, Republic of South Africa
    BMJ 329:600-1. 2004
  36. ncbi Gender-related differences in general practice preferences: longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands 1982-2001
    Tanja Mayorova
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Health Policy 72:73-80. 2005
    ..Also, as many female GPs abstain from practicing after having finished a vocational GP training program it will be essential to create work facilities to keep them available for the GP labour market...
  37. ncbi Career choices for obstetrics and gynaecology: national surveys of graduates of 1974-2002 from UK medical schools
    G Turner
    UK Medical Careers Research Group, Unit of Health-Care Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    BJOG 113:350-6. 2006
    ..The number of men choosing obstetrics and gynaecology is now very small; the reasons and the future role of men in the specialty need to be debated...
  38. ncbi The variable influence of lifestyle and income on medical students' career specialty choices: data from two U.S. medical schools, 1998-2004
    Dale A Newton
    Department of Pediatrics, 3E139 Brody, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
    Acad Med 80:809-14. 2005
    ..The authors addressed the changing influence of lifestyle and income on career choice, how these influences differ by specialty, and the specific careers students identify as lifestyle friendly.
  39. ncbi Swiss residents' speciality choices--impact of gender, personality traits, career motivation and life goals
    Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer
    Department of Psychosocial Medicine, Zurich University Hospital, Haldenbachstrasse 18, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    BMC Health Serv Res 6:137. 2006
    ..This study aimed to investigate the influence of gender, personality traits, career motivation and life goal aspirations on the choice of medical specialty...
  40. ncbi Why are you draining your brain? Factors underlying decisions of graduating Lebanese medical students to migrate
    Elie A Akl
    Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, ECMC CC 142, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
    Soc Sci Med 64:1278-84. 2007
    ..The marketing of abroad training and the culture of migration are prevalent in the academic institutions...
  41. ncbi What is behind a student's choice for becoming a doctor?
    Luiz Roberto Millan
    Grapal Psychological Counseling Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    Clinics (Sao Paulo) 60:143-50. 2005
    ....
  42. ncbi Career plans for trainees in internal medicine residency programs
    Richard A Garibaldi
    Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, Farmington, 06030-3229, USA
    Acad Med 80:507-12. 2005
    ..This trend will likely continue for the next few years, at least, and may have an impact on the manner in which the health needs of patients are met in the future...
  43. ncbi Medical student concerns and fears before their third-year surgical clerkship
    Barbara J Pettitt
    Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Am J Surg 189:492-6. 2005
    ..This study describes the personal concerns of third-year medical students beginning their surgical clerkship. To assess these needs, we studied the expectations, interests, and concerns of beginning surgical clerks...
  44. ncbi Career choices of United Kingdom medical graduates of 2002: questionnaire survey
    Trevor W Lambert
    UK Medical Careers Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    Med Educ 40:514-21. 2006
    ..To report the specialty choices of UK medical graduates of 2002, and to compare their choices with those of qualifiers in previous years and with the profile of career grade doctors in different specialties in England...
  45. ncbi Reasons why some UK medical graduates who initially choose psychiatry do not pursue it as a long-term career
    Trevor W Lambert
    UK Medical Careers Research Group, Department of Public Health, Oxford University
    Psychol Med 36:679-84. 2006
    ..Some doctors who initially choose psychiatry do not pursue it as a long-term career. The study seeks to identify reasons for leaving psychiatry...
  46. ncbi Career choices for paediatrics: national surveys of graduates of 1974-2002 from UK medical schools
    G Turner
    UK Medical Careers Research Group, Department of Public Health, Oxford University, Old Road Campus, Oxford, UK
    Child Care Health Dev 33:340-6. 2007
    ..Knowledge of UK doctors' career intentions and pathways is essential for understanding future workforce requirements. The aim of this study was to report career choices for and career progression in paediatrics in the UK...
  47. ncbi Career-success scale - a new instrument to assess young physicians' academic career steps
    Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer
    Department of Psychosocial Medicine, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    BMC Health Serv Res 8:120. 2008
    ..Furthermore the influence of personality factors, the participants' personal situation, and career related factors on their career success was investigated...
  48. ncbi Does a clerkship in psychiatry contribute to changing medical students' attitudes towards psychiatry?
    Tsvi Fischel
    Geha Mental Health Center, Helsinky 1, Petach Tikva, 97222, Israel
    Acad Psychiatry 32:147-50. 2008
    ..clerkship is perceived as an intervention point in medical students' attitude toward psychiatry and career choice after graduation...
  49. ncbi Attitudes toward psychiatry among final-year medical students in kumasi, ghana
    Richard Laugharne
    Peninsula Medical School, Mental Health Research Group, Wonford House Hospital, Exeter, Devon EX2 5AD, United Kingdom
    Acad Psychiatry 33:71-5. 2009
    ..The authors evaluated the attitudes toward a career in psychiatry of final-year medical students in Kumasi, Ghana, and compare these with attitudes of medical students in Spain and the United States...
  50. ncbi Career choices made for the hospital medical specialties by graduates from UK medical schools, 1974-2005
    Michael J Goldacre
    UK Medical Careers Research Group, Department of Public Health, Oxford University
    Clin Med 9:42-8. 2009
    ..This uncertainty needs to be considered by those planning postgraduate medical education for the hospital medical specialties, particularly now that postgraduate training in the UK has become much more structured...
  51. ncbi Motivation to pursue surgical subspecialty training: is there a gender difference?
    Jaime H McCord
    Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 205:698-703. 2007
    ..Few studies have examined whether women and men identify the same factors as important in choosing their specialty. We sought to evaluate whether the factors influencing residents' choice of surgical specialty differed by gender...
  52. ncbi Factors considered by medical students when formulating their specialty preferences in Japan: findings from a qualitative study
    Priya Saigal
    University of Michigan Medical School, M4101 MSI Box 0624, 1301 Catherine Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    BMC Med Educ 7:31. 2007
    ..Little research addresses how medical students develop their choice of specialty training in Japan. The purpose of this research was to elucidate factors considered by Japanese medical students when formulating their specialty choice...
  53. ncbi Factors influencing the career aspirations and preferred modes of working in recent dental graduates in Wales
    Luke Davies
    Dental Public Health Unit, Cardiff University, UK
    Prim Dent Care 15:157-63. 2008
    ..In planning for the future, it is important that commissioning authorities have a clear understanding of the perspectives of recent dental graduates: vocational dental practitioners (VDPs)...
  54. ncbi Factors influencing career choice among medical students interested in surgery
    Ali Azizzadeh
    Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Curr Surg 60:210-3. 2003
    ..We set out to determine factors that influence career choice among medical students...
  55. ncbi Shrinking away from psychiatry? A survey of Australian medical students' interest in psychiatry
    Gin S Malhi
    School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 36:416-23. 2002
    We sought to examine the attitudes of newly recruited medical students towards psychiatry and other specialties to determine what factors influence their career choice options.
  56. ncbi What influences career choices among graduates of a primary care training program?
    D E DeWitt
    Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98105, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 13:257-61. 1998
    ..To identify factors that influence primary care residents to become generalists or specialists...
  57. ncbi Relationship between practice location of Ontario family physicians and their rural background or amount of rural medical education experience
    James T B Rourke
    Dept. of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London
    Can J Rural Med 10:231-40. 2005
    ..Each of these had an independent effect on practice location...
  58. ncbi Free choice and career choice: Clerkship electives in medical education
    Tanis Mihalynuk
    Faculty of Medicine, Undergraduate Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    Med Educ 40:1065-71. 2006
    Medical education experiences, particularly in clinical years, are reported determinants of career choice. Less is known about features of clinical education experiences including length, discipline, setting and choice, which may serve ..
  59. ncbi Career progression and destinations, comparing men and women in the NHS: postal questionnaire surveys
    Kathryn S Taylor
    UK Medical Careers Research Group, Unit of Health Care Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 7LF
    BMJ 338:b1735. 2009
    ..To study the career progression of NHS doctors, comparing men and women...
  60. ncbi A study of medical students' specialty-choice pathways: trying on possible selves
    J H Burack
    University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
    Acad Med 72:534-41. 1997
    ..To describe the decision-making processes reported by graduating medical students in choosing primary care (PC) or non-primary-care (NPC) specialties...
  61. ncbi Why do residents leave general surgery? The hidden problem in today's programs
    Thomas F Dodson
    Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Curr Surg 62:128-31. 2005
    ..In preparation for an upcoming Residency Review Committee analysis of our program, we took the opportunity to examine the reasons for attrition in our own institution...
  62. ncbi Person-oriented versus technique-oriented specialties: early preferences and eventual choice
    R Stephen Manuel
    Office of Admissions and Student Affairs, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0552, USA
    Med Educ Online 14:4. 2009
    ....
  63. ncbi [Motives for choice of specialty during and after medical school]
    Olaf Gjerløw Aasland
    Legeforeningens forskningsinstitutt og Institutt for helseledelse og helseøkonomi Universitetet i Oslo
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 128:1833-7. 2008
    ..The basis for preference and choice of specialty is a complicated mixture of individual interests and job opportunities. We wanted to investigate the possible explanations for such preferences and choices...
  64. ncbi Factors associated with medical students' career choices regarding internal medicine
    Karen E Hauer
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 533 Parnassus Ave, U137, Box 0131, San Francisco, CA 94143 0131, USA
    JAMA 300:1154-64. 2008
    ..The factors influencing current students' career choices regarding IM are unclear...
  65. ncbi Satisfaction with career choice among US medical students
    Erica Frank
    Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, 5804 Fairview Ave, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
    Arch Intern Med 168:1712-6. 2008
  66. ncbi Factors influencing career choice in ophthalmology
    Jason Noble
    Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Ophthalmol 41:596-9. 2006
    ..To investigate the factors influencing choice of ophthalmology as a career in medicine...
  67. ncbi Cardiothoracic surgery resident education: update on resident recruitment and job placement
    Jorge D Salazar
    University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 82:1160-5. 2006
    ..The application cycle for 2004 marked the first time the number of applicants was lower than the positions offered. This survey reflects on this trend in applications and the perspectives of current and graduating residents...
  68. ncbi The canaries in the coal mine speak: why someone should (and should not) become a nurse
    Mary R Lynn
    School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Nurs Adm Q 30:340-50. 2006
    ..Extrinsic factors dominated the reasons to be a nurse, with both intrinsic and extrinsic factors being the reasons not to do so...
  69. ncbi Evaluating operating theatre experience. Student nurses in South East Wales
    Suzanne Hughes
    School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University
    J Perioper Pract 16:290, 292, 294-8. 2006
  70. ncbi Paths to nursing leadership
    Terese Bondas
    University College of Boras, School of Health Sciences, Boras, Sweden
    J Nurs Manag 14:332-9. 2006
    ..The aim was to explore why nurses enter nursing leadership and apply for a management position in health care. The study is part of a research programme in nursing leadership and evidence-based care...
  71. ncbi Student treatment on clerkships based on their specialty interests
    Douglas C Woolley
    Kansas University School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas 67214 3199, USA
    Teach Learn Med 18:237-43. 2006
    ..Student clerkship experiences may suffer if teachers are not sympathetic to students' clinical interests...
  72. ncbi Making pediatrics residency programs family friendly: Views along the professional educational continuum
    Theodore C Sectish
    Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
    J Pediatr 149:1-2. 2006
  73. ncbi Commitment to nursing: results of a qualitative interview study
    Dinah Gould
    Applied Health, School of Nursing, London, UK
    J Nurs Manag 14:213-21. 2006
    ....
  74. ncbi Part-time training in general surgery: results of a web-based survey
    Alison R Saalwachter
    The University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0709, USA
    Arch Surg 141:977-82. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Eleven percent to 36% of total male and female respondents expressed interest in pursuing part-time training. Significantly more women than men favored a part-time option...
  75. ncbi Junior medical officer recruitment: challenges and lessons from the Northern Territory
    Robert McDonald
    Katherine District Hospital, Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 15:179-82. 2007
    ..To examine the influence of newspaper and Internet advertising, word-of-mouth endorsement and student experience in attracting applicants for junior medical officer positions in the Northern Territory...
  76. ncbi Making patients better: a qualitative descriptive study of registered nurses' reasons for working in surgical areas
    Carolyn Mackintosh
    Division of Nursing, University of Bradford, Unity Building, Trinity Road, Bradford, UK
    J Clin Nurs 16:1134-40. 2007
    ..To explore the reasons and motivation identified by qualified nurses for working within the surgical area...
  77. ncbi Giving voice to registered nurses' decisions to work
    Suzanne S Dickerson
    School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
    Nurs Forum 42:132-42. 2007
    ..With this insight, RNs may consider decisions about their work throughout their job trajectories that may foster a more fulfilling nursing career...
  78. ncbi Early nursing career experience for 1994-2000 graduates from the University of Nottingham
    Jennifer R Park
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham School of Nursing, Nottingham, UK
    J Nurs Manag 15:414-23. 2007
    ..This paper reports the views of nurses graduating from the University of Nottingham School of Nursing, UK, 1994-2000, Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) course, concerning career aspirations, progress and reflections on their qualification...
  79. ncbi Securing and retaining a mental health workforce in Far Western New South Wales
    David Perkins
    Centre for Equity and Primary Health Research in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 15:94-8. 2007
    ..To identify strategies local managers can use to optimise recruitment and retention of mental health staff in rural locations...
  80. ncbi Perceived preparedness for physiatric specialization and future career goals of graduating postgraduate year IV residents during the 2004-2005 academic year
    Vishwa S Raj
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil 86:1001-6. 2007
    ....
  81. ncbi Junior faculty satisfaction in a large academic radiology department
    Aine M Kelly
    Department of Radiology, Division of Thoracic Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, B1 132K Taubman Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0030, USA
    Acad Radiol 14:445-54. 2007
    ....
  82. ncbi Clinical hospital medicine fellowships: perspectives of employers, hospitalists, and medicine residents
    Philip H Goodman
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89502, USA
    J Hosp Med 3:28-34. 2008
    ....
  83. ncbi Medical students and rural general practitioners: congruent views on the reality of recruitment into rural medicine
    Diann Eley
    Rural Clinical Division, University of Queensland, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 15:12-20. 2007
    ..In-depth exploration of the perceptions, experiences and expectations of current long-term rural GPs and medical students intent on a rural career, regarding the current and future state of rural medicine...
  84. ncbi Factors influencing the choice of the first ward: comparison between newly qualified nurses and managers
    Alvisa Palese
    School of Nursing, Udine University, Viale Ungheria 18, 33100 Udine, Italy
    J Nurs Manag 15:59-63. 2007
    ....
  85. ncbi 20 years of scientific training of Dutch medical students in an American academic division for pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition: impact on career development
    Edmond H H M Rings
    Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 46:419-22. 2008
    ..To evaluate the impact on career development of a program for scientific training of Dutch medical students in an American academic division for pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition...
  86. ncbi Choice of vascular surgery as a specialty: what is important?
    Keith D Calligaro
    Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
    Semin Vasc Surg 19:180-6. 2006
    ..The findings in these surveys have helped vascular surgery program directors devise new and innovative training paradigms and to develop strategies to attract future trainees...
  87. ncbi Factors affecting medical students in formulating their specialty preferences in Jordan
    Yousef Khader
    Department of Public Health, Community Medicine and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
    BMC Med Educ 8:32. 2008
    ..Therefore, we carried out this study to investigate the career preferences of medical students at Jordan University of Science and Technology and determine factors that might influence their career decisions...
  88. ncbi Where do I go from here: we've got enough seniors?
    Selena Gillham
    Monash University School of Rural Health, Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies in Rural Health, MOE, Victoria, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 15:313-20. 2007
    ..To identify recruitment and retention issues for allied health professionals at two rural health services...
  89. ncbi Post-graduation migration intentions of students of Lebanese medical schools: a survey study
    Elie A Akl
    Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY, USA
    BMC Public Health 8:191. 2008
    ..Given that residency training abroad is a critical step in the migration of physicians, the objective of this study was to survey students of Lebanese medical schools about their intentions to train abroad and their post training plans...
  90. ncbi Who, why, what, and how?
    David J Schoetz
    Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Medical Education, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805, USA
    Dis Colon Rectum 47:2008-14. 2004
  91. ncbi Presidential address: mind the gap
    R James Valentine
    Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9031, USA
    J Vasc Surg 45:1277-81. 2007
  92. ncbi Keys to career satisfaction: insights from a survey of women pediatric surgeons
    Donna A Caniano
    Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Pediatr Surg 39:984-90. 2004
    ..To maintain surgery as a premier career choice, female students must find surgery to be professionally and personally rewarding...
  93. ncbi Contemporary trends in student selection of medical specialties: the potential impact on general surgery
    Kirby I Bland
    Department of Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
    Arch Surg 137:259-67. 2002
    ..The trend toward controllable lifestyle vs noncontrollable lifestyle specialties is affecting the number of students desiring a career in general surgery...
  94. ncbi The training needs and priorities of male and female surgeons and their trainees
    Alison R Saalwachter
    Department of Surgery, The University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 201:199-205. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Male and female surgical residents, fellows, and trained surgeons identified almost identical training needs and priorities yet women perceived disparate treatment...
  95. ncbi Medical student career choice and mental rotations ability
    Michael G Brandt
    Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Clin Invest Med 28:112-7. 2005
    ..METHODS: Fifty-nine fourth year medical students at the University of Western Ontario completed a career choice questionnaire that identified the residency program(s) to which they showed interest at the time of ..
  96. ncbi Effects of a laparoscopic course on student interest in surgical residency
    Atul K Madan
    Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Ave, Room G210, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
    JSLS 9:134-7. 2005
    ..This study investigated the hypothesis that a laparoscopic skills course introduced in preclinical years would stimulate student interest in entering surgical residency...
  97. ncbi Recruitment into psychiatry
    Ian Brockington
    University of Birmingham
    Br J Psychiatry 180:307-12. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: To improve recruitment, the College should focus on influences before and after undergraduate training - the kind of student entering medical school and the factors favouring sustained psychiatric practice after graduation...
  98. ncbi Why nurses are attracted to rural and remote practice
    Desley Hegney
    Centre for Rural and Remote Area Nursing, University of Southern Queensland, PO Darling Heights, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 10:178-86. 2002
    ..The paper makes recommendations to attract nurses to the rural and remote work force...
  99. ncbi Faculty recruitment, retention, and success in dental academia
    CARROLL ANN TROTMAN
    Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 122:2-8. 2002
    ..Similarities and differences in the perceptions of groups at different career stages were detected...
  100. ncbi [Problem-based learning for surgery. Increased motivation with less teaching personnel?]
    C Langelotz
    Universitätsklinik für Allgemein, Visceral, Gefäss und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitäre Medizin Berlin Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin
    Chirurg 76:481-6. 2005
    ..The introduction of small learning groups requires considerable increases in staff. Problem-based learning could increase the motivation to acquire knowledge but without being as staff-intensive...
  101. ncbi The resident experience on trauma: declining surgical opportunities and career incentives? Analysis of data from a large multi-institutional study
    Samir M Fakhry
    Inova Regional Trauma Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, USA
    J Trauma 54:1-7; discussion 7-8. 2003
    ..Data from a large multicenter study were analyzed to estimate surgical resident exposure to trauma laparotomy, diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL), and focused abdominal sonography for trauma (U/S)...

Research Grants75

  1. Institutional Training Program in Oral Health Research
    Christopher Squier; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..summer experiences before entering dental school, short-term training during dental school that will influence career choice, training at the MS and PhD level and postdoctoral experience that will have an impact on the development of ..
  2. MINORITY PROGRAM FOR SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY MEETING
    JOSE MANAUTOU; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..programs and undergraduate science departments by providing focused information on toxicology as a biomedical career choice. Progress toward these goals will be evaluated via the use of several evaluation tools including; student and ..
  3. 31st Pediatric Nephrology Seminar
    JOSE STRAUSS; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..First, and foremost, is to stimulate interest in pediatric nephrology as a career choice. This is accomplished by actively encouraging the attendance of young trainees who have evidenced an interest ..
  4. Short-term Training Students-Health Professional Schools
    KENNETH CIUFFREDA; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..this experience will foster an interest in them to include vision research as one critical component of their career choice. In the most favorable scenario, they may then wish to enter our combined O.D./M.S. or O.D./Ph.D...
  5. NIMH-COR Honors High School Research Education Grant
    Pamela Banks; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..to stimulate interest and motivation among high school students from racial/ethnic minority groups to make a career choice in science disciplines related to mental health. Four high school students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher (4...
  6. Addiction Counseling: Career Paths & Professionalization
    Diana Wall; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..with addictions counselors in order to gather information regarding the interviewer's understanding of their career choice and the training process...
  7. Climbing Up and Reaching Back: Ladder of Support for Research Careers in Biomedic
    STEPHANIE TIMMONS BROWN; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..RELEVANCE: This project will help to clarify the decision-making processes regarding college education and career choice of high achieving high school students in underserved communities...
  8. HARVARD-LONGWOOD RESEARCH TRAINING IN VASCULAR SURGERY
    Frank Logerfo; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Selection of the trainees is based on candidates' demonstrated ability and career choice of academic practice. Applicants are resident physicians who have completed two, three or five years (i.e...
  9. STD/HIV RESEARCH TRAINING FOR MINORITY STUDENTS
    WARREN ASHE; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..still engaged in their post graduate training, preliminary data indicate that a number have made this their career choice. Support for nine (9) trainees per/year for five (5) years is being requested...
  10. Student Research: Stimulus for Academic Research Careers
    Derrick Beech; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..through the residency match selection process, and track the students through residency training and ultimate career choice. 5...