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Publication Date: 2011-Apr
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Personality and Values as Predictors of Medical Specialty Choice
Taber, Brian J.; Hartung, Paul J.; Borges, Nicole J.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v78 n2 p202-209 Apr 2011
Research rarely considers the combined influence of personality traits and values in predicting behavioral outcomes. We aimed to advance a germinal line of inquiry that addresses this gap by separately and simultaneously examining personality traits and physician work values to predict medical specialty choice. First-year medical students (125 women and 119 men) responded to measures of personality and physician work values. After graduation, participants' residency choices were identified. Results indicated that personality traits predict person- or technique-oriented medical specialty choice. Physician work values, whether used alone or in tandem with personality traits, however, did not significantly predict specialty choice. Implications for practice and research are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Medical Students, Physicians, Personality, Prediction, Values, Work Attitudes, Specialists, Career Choice, Measures (Individuals), Graduate Medical Education
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Language: English
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