scholarly journals The Role of Medical School Culture in Primary Care Career Choice

2013 ◽  
Vol 88 (12) ◽  
pp. 1919-1926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clese E. Erikson ◽  
Sana Danish ◽  
Karen C. Jones ◽  
Shana F. Sandberg ◽  
Adam C. Carle
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
School Culture ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Primary Care Career

scholarly journals Medical school applicantsʼ essays as predictors of primary care career choice

1996 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. S37-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
A L Hull ◽  
P B Glover ◽  
L S Acheson ◽  
J R Carter ◽  
T E Dick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Primary Care Career

scholarly journals Variation in predictors of primary care career choice by year and stage of training

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen T. Connelly ◽  
Amy M. Sullivan ◽  
Antoinette S. Peters ◽  
Nancy Clark-Chiarelli ◽  
Natasha Zotov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Primary Care Career

All Primary Care Trainees Are Not the Same: The Role of Economic Factors and Career Choice

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 574-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. Freed ◽  
K. M. Dunham ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Economic Factors

scholarly journals PBL and primary care career choice

1996 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 939-40
Author(s):  
S K Fields ◽  
S L Rattner ◽  
J J Veloski ◽  
B Barzansky
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Primary Care Career

scholarly journals An Expanded Conceptual Framework of Medical Students’ Primary Care Career Choice

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 (11) ◽  
pp. 1536-1542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Pfarrwaller ◽  
Marie-Claude Audétat ◽  
Johanna Sommer ◽  
Hubert Maisonneuve ◽  
Thomas Bischoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Primary Care Career

scholarly journals Students’ intentions to practice primary care are associated with their motives to become doctors: a longitudinal study

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Pfarrwaller ◽  
Lionel Voirol ◽  
Giovanni Piumatti ◽  
Mucyo Karemera ◽  
Johanna Sommer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Career Intentions ◽  
Primary Care Career ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Background Medical schools can contribute to the insufficient primary care physician workforce by influencing students’ career preferences. Primary care career choice evolves between matriculation and graduation and is influenced by several individual and contextual factors. This study explored the longitudinal dynamics of primary care career intentions and the association of students’ motives for becoming doctors with these intentions in a cohort of undergraduate medical students followed over a four-year period. Methods The sample consisted of medical students from two classes recruited into a cohort study during their first academic year, and who completed a yearly survey over a four-year period from their third (end of pre-clinical curriculum) to their sixth (before graduation) academic year. Main outcome measures were students’ motives for becoming doctors (ten motives rated on a 6-point scale) and career intentions (categorized into primary care, non-primary care, and undecided). Population-level flows of career intentions were investigated descriptively. Changes in the rating of motives over time were analyzed using Wilcoxon tests. Two generalized linear mixed models were used to estimate which motives were associated with primary care career intentions. Results The sample included 217 students (60% females). Career intentions mainly evolved during clinical training, with smaller changes at the end of pre-clinical training. The proportion of students intending to practice primary care increased over time from 12.8% (year 3) to 24% (year 6). Caring for patients was the most highly rated motive for becoming a doctor. The importance of the motives cure diseases, saving lives, and vocation decreased over time. Primary care career intentions were positively associated with the motives altruism and private practice, and negatively associated with the motives prestige, academic interest and cure diseases. Conclusion Our study indicates that career intentions are not fixed and change mainly during clinical training, supporting the influence of clinical experiences on career-related choices. The impact of students’ motives on primary care career choice suggests strategies to increase the attractivity of this career, such as reinforcing students’ altruistic values and increasing the academic recognition of primary care.

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