Association for Surgical EducationIs match ethics an oxymoron?
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Methods
The subjects for this study were senior students participating in the 1998 NRMP from the University of Kentucky, Michigan State University, and the University of Minnesota (N = 437). The students were asked to complete a 22-item written questionnaire; 13 questions were close-ended, 8 questions were partially close-ended to allow for comment, and one question was open-ended. Questions related to students’ perceptions of: interviewing in more than one specialty, communication initiated by
Results
A total of 314 students responded to the survey for a 72% response rate. The first research question addressed students’ interviewing practices. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of students indicated they had interviewed for positions in primary care (family practice, internal medicine, med-peds, and pediatrics), 38% interviewed in specialty fields, and 5% interviewed for both primary care and specialty positions. The primary reasons for students interviewing in more than one specialty were indecision
Comments
A review of the Association of American Medical Colleges curriculum directory reveals increasing emphasis on primary care in medical school curricula.5 This change in emphasis has enhanced students’ early exposure to primary care as well as their interest in these fields. This emphasis on primary care may limit a student’s exposure to specialty rotations early in their clinical training, and thus diminish their exposure to fields that they may wish to pursue for a career. Concurrently, the
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