Discerning applicants' interests in rural medicine: a textual analysis of admission essays.

Elam, Carol L; Weaver, Anthony D; Whittler, Elmer T; Stratton, Terry D; Asher, Linda M; Scott, Kimberly L; Wilson, Emery A

Elam, Carol L; Weaver, Anthony D; Whittler, Elmer T; Stratton, Terry D; Asher, Linda M; Scott, Kimberly L; Wilson, Emery A.

Affiliation

Elam CL; Office of Medical Education, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA; carol.elam@uky.edu.
Weaver AD; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA.
Whittler ET; Center of Excellence in Rural Health, Hazard, KY, USA.
Stratton TD; University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA.
Asher LM; Office of Medical Education, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA.
Scott KL; Office of Rural and Community Health, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA.
Wilson EA; Office of Medical Education, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA.

Med Educ Online ; 20: 27081, 2015.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25795383

Subject(s)

Career Choice; Medically Underserved Area; Rural Health Services; School Admission Criteria; Students, Medical/psychology; Female; Humans; Leadership; Male; Workforce

Key words

admissions; application essays; medical student selection; rural medical programs; rural medicine

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: School Admission Criteria / Students, Medical / Career Choice / Rural Health Services / Medically Underserved Area Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Med Educ Online Journal subject: EDUCACAO Year: 2015 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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