Gastroenterology - Evolution of specialty choice in recent years

Recent Advances in Gastroenterology 11

The majority of chapters are timely (in 2007). It would be of interest, in the breast cancer chapter, on Page 68, if the author would give his views on the thoughts of some senior breast specialists, that breast cancer screening may be picking up tumours so small (with the associated stresses and workload) that they would be clinically irrelevant in that woman’s lifetime. This contrary view to ...

Specialty Choice Among Physicians

Specialty choice in occupational therapy.

The shortage of occupational therapists specializing in mental health led to a survey of graduates from nine occupational therapy schools in the New York metropolitan area to determine the factors affecting their specialty choice. The variables examined were derived from a literature review of the specialty choice of psychiatry among medical students. They included personality, academic, clinic...

Gastroenterology and biodesign: contributing to the future of our specialty.

f f B d t t H m t ( Innovations in biomedical technology have made a significant impact on the lives of patients, paved the way for new areas of research, and been a driver of economic prosperity. Advances in biotechnology and medical devices have been major forces in haping healthcare.1 In the 2 decades leading up to this century, innovations in medical technology have been estimated to contri...

Influence of controllable lifestyle on recent trends in specialty choice by US medical students.

CONTEXT Recent specialty choices of graduating US medical students suggest that lifestyle may be an increasingly important factor in their career decision making. OBJECTIVE To determine whether and to what degree controllable lifestyle and other specialty-related characteristics are associated with recent (1996-2002) changes in the specialty preferences of US senior medical students. DESIGN...