The aim of this paper is to analyse the identity(ies) and experiences of a selected group of female physicians in five provincial states of Mexico. In the last 30 years the number of female physicians in Mexico has grown considerably and yet little is known about these women. Data for this work were drawn from two in-depth interviews with 99 female physicians during 1995-1996. In addition, phys...

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...

BACKGROUND The education and training of early career biomedical translational researchers often involves formal mentoring by more experienced colleagues. PURPOSES This study investigated the nature of these mentoring relationships from the perspective of mentees. The objective was to understand the challenges and issues encountered by mentees in forming and maintaining productive mentoring r...

MIDCAREERLIBRAKIANS 1,OOKING FOR LAREER MANAGEMENT H E L P on the bookshelf face thousands of choices. This article reviews thirteen popular career self-help books. The reviewed books cover various aspects of career management and provide information on which might be best suited for particular goals, including career change, career tune-up, and personal and professional self-evaluation. The co...

Background: Sexual activity begins early in Malawi and the HIV prevalence is high, particularly among young women ages 15-24. Enhancing self-efficacy, encouraging open communication and promoting goal-setting can influence young people to make positive choices that can, in turn, affect their risks for HIV. One approach for empowering young people to make healthier choices is entertainment educa...

1. Accepting a job offer can either lead to career success or to dissatisfaction and high turnover. 2. The advantages and disadvantages of the offer must be weighed carefully, as well as those of the present job. 3. A carefully designed career plan with well-defined goals contributes to job satisfaction and facilitates the evaluation of offers. 4. A key component of a career program should be r...