Background Medical schools can contribute to the insufficient primary care physician
workforce by influencing students' career preferences. Primary care career choice evolves …

Background Increasing primary care's attractiveness as a career choice is an important task
of socially accountable medical schools. Research has broadly studied influences on …

In many countries, the number of graduating medical students pursuing a primary care
career does not meet demand. These countries face primary care physician shortages …

Background A high proportion of medical school graduates pursue specialties different from
those declared at matriculation. While these choices influence the career paths, satisfaction …

Background: Policy prompts medical students' earlier career awareness. Aim: To explore
changes and uncertainty in medical (and prospective medical) students' career intentions in …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Increasing the attractiveness of primary care careers is a key
step in addressing the growing shortage of primary care physicians. The purpose of this …

Objective To identify which factors influence medical students' decision to choose a career in
family medicine and pediatrics, and which factors influence their decision to choose careers …

Abstract Background and Objectives: There is an ongoing shortage of primary care
physicians in the United States. Medical schools are under pressure to address this threat to …

Background Despite decades of research, interventions to increase the rate of medical
students choosing primary care specialties have not been widely successful. Method A …

Background and Objectives: Despite the need for more primary care physicians, the number
of medical students choosing primary care careers remains lower than other specialties …