Role Models' Influence on Specialty Choice for Residency Training: A National Longitudinal Study

a study on thermodynamic models for simulation of 1,3 butadiene purification columns

attempts have been made to study the thermodynamic behavior of 1,3 butadiene purification columns with the aim of retrofitting those columns to more energy efficient separation schemes. 1,3 butadiene is purified in two columns in series through being separated from methyl acetylene and 1,2 butadiene in the first and second column respectively. comparisons have been made among different therm...

National appraisal of dermatology residency training: a Canadian study.

OBJECTIVES To provide the first comprehensive assessment of dermatology residency training in Canada based on the residents' perspective; to examine and elucidate trends in current residents' envisioned career paths and aspirations. DESIGN A national survey conducted in June 2004. PARTICIPANTS All Canadian dermatology residents. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cross-sectional analysis of (1) satisf...

The Effect of Medical Student Volunteering in a Student-Run Clinic on Specialty Choice for Residency

INTRODUCTION  Student-run free clinics (SRFCs) are a recent popular addition to medical school education, and a subset of studies has looked at the influence of SRFC volunteering on the medical student's career development. The majority of the research done in this area has focused on understanding if these SRFCs produce physicians who are more likely to practice medicine in underserved communi...

Relationship between pharmacy residency examination rank and specialty choice for French pharmacy residency-admitted students

OBJECTIVE To analyze the link between the rank at the national pharmacy residency examination and the choice of pharmacy specialty for hospital residency-admitted French pharmacy students. METHODS Examination ranks as well as the pharmacy residency specialty to which residency candidates are finally admitted were collected for all students (n=1948) having successfully passed the national Fren...

The influence of controllable lifestyle on medical student specialty choice.