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High school students' motivations for a career as a physician.

Norma E. Wagoner, +1 more
- 01 Jun 1989 - 
- Vol. 64, Iss: 6, pp 325-327
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The two groups differed in some of the motivation factors stated for considering any career choice and in their perceptions of the values that are offered in a career as a physician.
Abstract
Ask achievement-oriented high school students what they think of becoming a physician and they will respond that it is not their top career choice. Of the 180 high-achieving students surveyed by the authors in 1986, 93% of the white students and 82% of the black students aspired to graduate and professional degrees. "Physician" was listed as the second career choice by 30% of the white students and 17% of the black students. The two groups differed in some of the motivation factors stated for considering any career choice and in their perceptions of the values that are offered in a career as a physician.

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