OBJECTIVE: To determine which factors influence a medical student's decision to choose a
career in primary care; and to establish if these factors are similar or different among …

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 …

Objective. Because of the increasing shortage of general practitioners (GPs) in many
countries, this study aimed to explore factors related to GP career choice in recent medical …

" This guidebook systematically analyses the contribution of family medicine to highquality
primary health care in addressing the challenges faced by current health systems, and …

Objective To identify factors that influence medical students' choice of family medicine
versus another specialty and to analyze influential factors by urban versus rural background …

General medicine, as the Japanese version of primary care or family medicine, is critical for
healthcare in aging societies. Medical students' perceptions of general medicine and …

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

The physician shortage in Canada is multifactorial. It is important to identify potential factors
and policies contributing to the problem. An extensive literature review to retrieve primary …

Purpose To examine the stability and switching patterns of student career interests over the
course of medical school. Method From 2001 through 2004, during the first two weeks of …

Background Despite being a vital part of medical workforce planning and development, how
medical students and graduates choose their career specialty is still not well understood …