PMID- 10981367
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20001113
LR  - 20191104
IS  - 0890-765X (Print)
IS  - 0890-765X (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 2
DP  - 2000 Spring
TI  - Influence of a rural primary care clerkship on medical students' intentions to 
      practice in a rural community.
PG  - 155-61
AB  - The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of a rural clerkship to 
      medical students' interest in establishing careers in rural communities. The 
      Association of American Medical Colleges Medical School Graduation Questionnaire 
      (GQ) for years 1988 through 1997 was examined to compare the career plans of 
      students graduating from Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) with those of all 
      students graduating from United States medical schools before the period 1988 
      through 1992 and after the period 1993 through 1997, after the inception of the 
      rural clerkship at MSM. Select GQ data items examined include student 
      demographics, medical school experiences, and career plans. Statistical analyses 
      were used to compare pre- and post-clerkship responses for MSM students and to 
      compare their responses with the national trends. Results indicate that, 
      following a transition period, MSM students showed an increased preference for a 
      future career in a rural community. A smaller upward trend in the national data 
      was observed. There appears to be an association between the rural clerkship 
      experience at MSM and the stated preferred career choices of the students.
FAU - Jones, A R
AU  - Jones AR
AD  - Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga., USA.
FAU - Oster, R A
AU  - Oster RA
FAU - Pederson, L L
AU  - Pederson LL
FAU - Davis, M K
AU  - Davis MK
FAU - Blumenthal, D S
AU  - Blumenthal DS
LA  - eng
GR  - RR-1P20RR11104-05/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - England
TA  - J Rural Health
JT  - The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health 
      Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
JID - 8508122
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Alabama
MH  - *Career Choice
MH  - *Clinical Clerkship
MH  - Female
MH  - Georgia
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Primary Health Care
MH  - Professional Practice Location
MH  - *Rural Health Services
MH  - Students, Medical/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - United States
MH  - Workforce
EDAT- 2000/09/12 11:00
MHDA- 2001/02/28 10:01
CRDT- 2000/09/12 11:00
PHST- 2000/09/12 11:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/02/28 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2000/09/12 11:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2000.tb00449.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Rural Health. 2000 Spring;16(2):155-61. doi: 
      10.1111/j.1748-0361.2000.tb00449.x.