Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We suspected our senior medical student rural family practice preceptorship was a positive influence on students' selection of family practice as a specialty. METHODS: A five-year study of 598 students' specialty choices before and after their preceptorship was done and compared to eventual residency choice. RESULTS: Of these students, 565 (94.5%) appeared to be uninfluenced by the preceptorship. Of the 33 students who reported a change in residency choice after completing the rural preceptorship, 15 (2.5%) chose a family practice residency. CONCLUSIONS: The rural preceptorship was found to have a positive influence on students' choice of family practice residency positions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 385-389 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | The Family practice research journal |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Dec 1993 |