Career Intentions in Internal Medicine
Authors: DAVID M. LEVINE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Editorials1 May 1981Career Intentions in Internal MedicineDAVID M. LEVINE, M.D.DAVID M. LEVINE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-5-704 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe two companion papers in this issue (1, 2) from the National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower, "V. Comparison of Residents in Internal Medicine: Future Generalists and Subspecialists," and "VI. Factors Predicting Preferences of Residents for Careers in Primary Care or Subspecialty Care and Clinical Practice or Academic Medicine," continue the fine work of Tarlov, Weil, Schleiter, and associates, investigating the variables that influence trends in the supply and distribution of physicians in internal medicine. Within the limits of the methods used and acceptable generalization, the study examined the relations of background, personal, and environmental factors to variation in career...References1. WEIL P, SCHLEITER M, and TARLOV A. National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower: V. Comparison of residents in internal medicine: future generalist and specialists. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:678-90. LinkGoogle Scholar2. WEIL P and SCHLEITER M. National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower: VI. Factors predicting preferences of residents for careers in primary care or subspecialty care and clinical practice or academic medicine. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:691-703. LinkGoogle Scholar3. ERDMAN J, JONES R, and TONESK H. Association of American Medical Colleges Longitudinal Study of Medical School Graduates of 1960. Washington, D.C.: Association of American Medical Colleges; 1978. Google Scholar4. MUMFORD E. Interns From Students to Physicians. Cambridge: Harvard University Press; 1970. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BLOOM S. The medical school as a social system. Milbank Mem. Fund. 1971;49(2): Part 2. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. LEVINE D, BARSKY A, and FOX R. Trends in medical education research: past, present, future. J Med Educ. 1974;49:129-36. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. ZIMET C and HELD M. The development of views of specialties during four years of medical school. J Med Educ. 1975;50:157-66. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. ZUCKERMAN H. Evaluation of the literature on career choice within medicine. Med. Care Rev. 1977;34:1079-180. Google Scholar9. FUNKENSTEIN F. Factors affecting career choices of medical students, 1958-1976. In: SHAPIRO EC, LAURENSTEIN LM, eds. Becoming a Physician. Cambridge: Ballinger Publishing Company; 1979. Google Scholar10. WEISMAN C, LEVINE D, STEINWACHS D, and CHASE G. Male and female physician career patterns: specialty choices and graduate training. J Med Educ. 1980;55:813-25. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. MENDENHALL R, TARLOV A, GIRARD R, MICHEL J, and RADECKI S. A National Study of Internal Medicine and its Specialties: II. Primary care in internal medicine. Ann Intern Med. 1980; 91:275-87. LinkGoogle Scholar12. AIKEN L, LEWIS C, CRAIG J, MENDENHALL R, BLENDON R, and ROGERS D. The contribution of specialists to the delivery of primary care: a new perspective. N Engl J Med. 1979;300:1363-70. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID M. LEVINE, M.D.Affiliations: Health Services Research and Development Center Departments of Behavioral Sciences and Medicine Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Maryland PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPalliative Medicine Fellowship: A Study of Resident ChoicesResidency Research Requirement as a Predictor of Future Publication ProductivityResident research and scholarly activity in internal medicine residency training programsBlueprint for a research career in general internal medicine 1 May 1981Volume 94, Issue 5Page: 704-706KeywordsAcademic medicineForecastingSub-specialty care ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...