Almost Internists: Analysis of Students Who Considered Internal Medicine but Chose Other Fields
Durning SJ, Elnicki DM, Cruess DF, Reddy S, Kernan WN, Harrell HE, Schwartz MD, Fagan MJ, Battistone M, Hauer KE. Almost Internists: Analysis of Students Who Considered Internal Medicine but Chose Other Fields. Academic Medicine 2011, 86: 194-200. PMID: 21169784, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3182045ee5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceCareer ChoiceClinical ClerkshipCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansInternal MedicineLogistic ModelsMaleSpecializationStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsEducational experienceCareer choiceCareer decisionsFourth-year medical studentsMedical student career choiceAnalysis of studentsNumber of studentsStudents' career choicesInternal medicineIM clerkshipStudent characteristicsMedical studentsU.S. institutionsStudentsIntellectual challengePatient's internistCareerAuthors' modelImportant underpinningExperienceChoosersPolicy makersSpecialtiesPercentage of varianceClerkship