TY - JOUR
T1 - Selection of primary care as a medical career
T2 - Demographic and psychosocial correlates
AU - Stefanu, C.
AU - Korman, M.
AU - Pate, M. L.
AU - Chapman, J. S.
PY - 1980/7
Y1 - 1980/7
N2 - A study analyzing demographic and psychosocial correlates associated with the selection of primary care as a medical career was conducted on 357 physicians who were graduated from medical school between 1963 and 1966. Results suggest that individuals who were reared in smaller communities, who were among the younger siblings of their family, and who exhibited a strong pattern of socialization at home and school tended to choose a primary care specialty. The findings also suggest that if all other factors are equal and if production of primary care physicians is an important goal, medical school admission committees might consider including cross-validated psychosocial and demographic variables in selecting applicants to medical schools.
AB - A study analyzing demographic and psychosocial correlates associated with the selection of primary care as a medical career was conducted on 357 physicians who were graduated from medical school between 1963 and 1966. Results suggest that individuals who were reared in smaller communities, who were among the younger siblings of their family, and who exhibited a strong pattern of socialization at home and school tended to choose a primary care specialty. The findings also suggest that if all other factors are equal and if production of primary care physicians is an important goal, medical school admission committees might consider including cross-validated psychosocial and demographic variables in selecting applicants to medical schools.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-198007000-00028
DO - 10.1097/00007611-198007000-00028
M3 - Article
C2 - 7384858
AN - SCOPUS:0019151381
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 73
SP - 924
EP - 927
JO - Southern medical journal
JF - Southern medical journal
IS - 7
ER -