QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY The present study aimed to investigate the differences between future family physicians, and physicians aspiring to other medical specialities, in terms of sociodemographic factors and variables concerning personality factors, career motivation, career success, importance of life goals and work-life balance; further, the stability in career choice of family physicians from...

An instrument to assess 'ethical sensitivity' has been developed. The instrument presents four clinical vignettes and the respondent is asked to list the ethical issues related to each vignette. The responses are classified, post hoc, into the domains of autonomy, beneficence and justice. This instrument was used in 1990 to assess the ethical sensitivity of students in all four medical classes ...

In career discussions, female undergraduates said that if they were to attend graduate school in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and were to follow a career based on their research training, they would have to give up having a family. A subsequent survey showed that many students, both men and women, thought work-life balance would be more difficult to achieve in a STEM...

Abstract: The Role of Career Women In Creating A Sakīnah Family: From Mubādalah (Mutuality) Perspective. women have dual roles, first as a wife and second worker. This role, either directly or indirectly, will affect their ability to manage domestic life. study tries examine this phenomenon through the perspective mubādalah (mutuality) from Faqihuddin Abdul Kodir. aim is find out success/failur...

The present study examined the role of trust in marital satisfaction in a sample of 50 couples including 25 single & 25 dualcareer couples. Moreover, gender differences were also studied. Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale [1], and Trust Scale [2] were used to measure the constructs. The age of the sample ranged from 18 to 55 years .Multiple regression analysis demonstrated trust as significant ...

BACKGROUND An increasing number of medical schools are offering dual degree MD/MBA programs. Career choices and factors influencing students to enter these programs provide an indicator of the roles in which dual degree students will serve in health care as well as the future of dual degree programs. PURPOSE Using career choice theory as a conceptual framework, career goals and factors influe...

OBJECTIVE To better understand the career satisfaction and factors related to retention of women physicians who work reduced hours and are in dual-earner couples in comparison to their full-time counterparts. METHODS Survey of a random sample of female physicians between 25 and 50 years of age working within 25 miles of Boston, whose names were obtained from the Board of Registration in Medic...