2011
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
2008
Factors Associated With Medical Students' Career Choices Regarding Internal Medicine
Hauer KE, Durning SJ, Kernan WN, Fagan MJ, Mintz M, O’Sullivan P, Battistone M, DeFer T, Elnicki M, Harrell H, Reddy S, Boscardin CK, Schwartz MD. Factors Associated With Medical Students' Career Choices Regarding Internal Medicine. JAMA 2008, 300: 1154-1164. PMID: 18780844, DOI: 10.1001/jama.300.10.1154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudents' career choicesCareer choiceEducational experienceCareer decision makingIM clerkshipMedical studentsFourth-year medical studentsMedical student career choiceGeneral internal medicineUS medical schoolsMedical student interestSubspecialty internal medicineInternal medicineStudent interestPrivate schoolsUS physician workforceMedical schoolsFavorable impressionStudentsCareerPhysician workforcePractice environmentClerkshipFavorable feelingsSchools
2001
A Quality-of-Life Instrument for Young Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients
Hamedani A, Wells C, Brass L, Kernan W, Viscoli C, Maraire J, Awad I, Horwitz R. A Quality-of-Life Instrument for Young Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients. Stroke 2001, 32: 687-695. PMID: 11239188, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.32.3.687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutcome measuresHemorrhagic strokeQuality of lifeValid QOL instrumentHemorrhagic stroke patientsHemorrhagic stroke survivorsAvailable outcome measuresDistinct subject groupsYounger patientsStroke patientsPatient interviewsNeurological impairmentStroke survivorsMotor functionQOL instrumentsLife instrumentsMortality ratePatient's lifeHigh initial mortality rateStrokePatientsCeiling effectsSubject groupsInitial mortality rateInternal consistency