The longer road to medical school graduation

Debt on graduation, expected place of practice, and career aspirations of Auckland Medical School students.

AIMS To determine the debt level that current Auckland medical students expect to graduate with, and evaluate this debt in the context of their career aspirations and intended place of practice. METHODS Simple check-box and fill-in-the-blank surveys were distributed to Auckland University medical students in Years 1 through to 5 during their second week of scheduled lectures in March 2000. St...

Getting Tough? The Impact of High School Graduation Exams

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The Effect of Welfare on High School Graduation

Higher welfare support levels diminish the relative value of education according to standard economic theory. However, studies based on the negative income tax experimentshavefound that higher welfare support levels increase participation in the educational system. This study examines a nonexperimental source of data to determine the effect of higher expected state-level welfare benefits on hig...

Medical education beyond graduation: scientific initiation.

Medical teaching beyond graduation: undergraduate study groups.