OBJECTIVE To investigate what role family physicians currently play in the management of
patients with nutrition-related issues and whether implementation of current nutrition …

Background Student choice is an important determinant of the distribution of specialties of
practising physicians in many countries. Understanding characteristics at entry into medical …

Background Interest in both general surgery and surgical subspecialties has been declining
among Canadian medical students. Studies have shown that a student's desire to practise …

Purpose To examine the stability and switching patterns of student career interests over the
course of medical school. Method From 2001 through 2004, during the first two weeks of …

OBJECTIVE To determine why students switch their career choices during the preclinical
years of medical school. DESIGN Two questionnaires were administered: the first at the …

Background Given the looming shortage of physicians in Canada, we wished to determine
how closely the career preference of students entering Canadian medical schools was …

Objective To examine the attributes of Canadian medical students at matriculation that predicted
later practice in a rural location, with the goal of enhancing evidence-based approaches …

Introduction: Student choice is an important determinant of the specialty mix of practicing
physicians in Canada. Understanding student characteristics at medical school entry that are …

Background:Studies indicate that a student's career interest at medical school entry is related
to his or her ultimate career. We sought to determine the level of interest in emergency …

Objective: In Canada, availability of and access to mental health professionals is limited.
Only 6.6% of practising physicians are psychiatrists, a situation unlikely to improve in the …