U.S. MEDICAL STUDENTS CHOICE OF CAREERS AND ITS FUTURE IMPACT ON HEALTH CARE MANPOWER

During the last 10-15 years, the health care system of this country has faced major challenges, among them, spiraling increases of health care costs, physician manpower maldistribution, excessive production of subspecialists, shortages of primary care physicians (family practice, general internal me...

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Published in:	Journal of health and human services administration Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 495 - 509
Main Authors:	MATORIN, ANU A., VENEGAS-SAMUELS, KAREN, RUIZ, PEDRO, BUTLER, PATRICIA M., ABDULLA, AMINA
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Southern Public Administration Education Foundation 2000
Subjects:	Adult Career Choice Delivery of Health Care - trends Family practice Female Health administration Health care costs Health Manpower Human resources Humans Internal medicine Knowledge Male Medical practice Medical schools Medical students Middle Aged Physicians Physicians - supply & distribution Primary health care Professional Practice Questionnaires Specialization Students, Medical - psychology Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data Surveys and Questionnaires Texas Training Support - statistics & numerical data United States United States Texas
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Summary:	During the last 10-15 years, the health care system of this country has faced major challenges, among them, spiraling increases of health care costs, physician manpower maldistribution, excessive production of subspecialists, shortages of primary care physicians (family practice, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics), and lack of access to health care, predominantly among the poor and disadvantaged populations. As a way of shedding light on some of these challenges, the authors conducted a study among junior medical students from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston which focused on some of the factors that might influence medical students' choice of careers. In this article, the authors review the most salient findings for some of the problems that currently plague the health care system of this nation. Certainly, the outcome of this study has important educational and health service delivery implications not only in the United States but abroad as well, particularly among developing nations.
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ISSN:	1079-3739 2168-5509