Exploring intentions of physician-scientist trainees: factors influencing MD and MD/PhD interest in research careers

Abstract Background Prior studies have described the career paths of physician-scientist candidates after graduation, but the factors that influence career choices at the candidate stage remain unclear. Additionally, previous work has focused on MD/PhDs, despite many physician-scientists being MDs....

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Main Authors: Jennifer M. Kwan, Dania Daye, Mary Lou Schmidt, Claudia Morrissey Conlon, Hajwa Kim, Bilwaj Gaonkar, Aimee S. Payne, Megan Riddle, Sharline Madera, Alexander J. Adami, Kate Quinn Winter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-017-0954-8