Primary Care and Non-Primary Care Physicians: A Longitudinal Study of Their Similarities, Differences, and Correlates before, during, and after Medical School.

Hojat, Mohammadreza; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ499589

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Publication Date: 1995

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Primary Care and Non-Primary Care Physicians: A Longitudinal Study of Their Similarities, Differences, and Correlates before, during, and after Medical School.

Hojat, Mohammadreza; And Others

Academic Medicine, v70 n1 suppl pS17-S28 Jan 1995

Graduates (n=638) of Jefferson Medical College (Pennsylvania) were divided into primary care and nonprimary care physicians and compared on performance measures, professional activities, satisfaction, problems, and research productivities. A logistic regression model could predict primary care-nonprimary care status from specialty interest, professional plans, and interests expressed in medical school. (JDD)

Descriptors: College Graduates, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Performance Factors, Physicians, Prediction, Primary Health Care, Specialists, Specialization, Student Characteristics, Student Interests, Vocational Interests

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Language: English

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