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| Factors influencing the decision to enter a geriatric fellowship program | | Author(s) | A Abyad |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 26, no 1, January-February 2000 |
| Pages | pp 97-106 |
| Keywords | General practitioners ; Attitude ; Health services ; Teaching hospitals ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Geriatrics is not a popular choice for graduates of internal medicine or general practice. This study investigates factors influencing the decision of a primary care physician to enrol in a US fellowship course. A questionnaire was sent to all 1,011 practising primary care physicians in Arizona; 737 were returned (response rate 72.9%). Of these respondents, 242 (32.8%) stated they would consider entering a geriatric fellowship. The likelihood of entering a fellowship is strongly influenced by the duration of the fellowship: 81.8% gave this as a factor affecting any decision. In general, the increased age of respondents increased the possibility of considering a fellowship in geriatrics; thus, attempts to recruit future geriatricians from younger physicians is likely to meet with limited success. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000411229 A |
| Classmark | QT6: DP: L: V6: 7T |
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