Forgotten Persons: Physicians' Wives and Their Influence on Medical Career Decisions.

Skipper, James K.; Gliebe, Werner A.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Forgotten Persons: Physicians' Wives and Their Influence on Medical Career Decisions

Skipper, James K.; Gliebe, Werner A.

Journal of Medical Education, 52, 9, 764-6, Sep 77

Data are provided on wives' influence on medical students' decisions about their choice of medical speciality, organization of practice (solo or group), and geographical location of practice. Interviews and questionnaires provided the information from a group of wives of Medical College of Ohio medical students. (LBH)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Family Influence, Geographic Location, Higher Education, Medical Students, Physicians, Primary Health Care, Specialization, Spouses

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