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Choosing a career in surgery: factors that influence Canadian medical students' interest in pursuing a surgical career.

Ian Scott, Adela N Matejcek, Margot Gowans, Bruce Wright, Fraser Brenneis

PubMed · 2008 · 128 citations · 19 references

Abstract

We identified 5 factors and a number of demographic variables associated with a student's interest in a surgical career.

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Competing interests: none declared.

L. Hirsch · 2006 · 1.4K citations

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Career choice of new medical students at three Canadian universities: family medicine versus specialty medicine

Bruce Wright · Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2004 · 313 citations · Full text

What influences medical students' choice of surgical careers

Victor Z. Erzurum, Robert J. Obermeyer, Alison M. Fecher et al. · Surgery · 2000 · 255 citations

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Why are women deterred from general surgery training?

Jason Park, Sam Minor, Rebecca Taylor et al. · The American Journal of Surgery · 2005 · 234 citations

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Perceptions of women medical students and their influence on career choice

Leigh Neumayer, Susan Kaiser, Kimberly Anderson et al. · The American Journal of Surgery · 2002 · 224 citations

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