title: A survey of students' attitudes toward medical school and factors motivating them to become physicians.
abstract: During the 1981-1982 academic year a study was undertaken to assess medical students' opinions on various occupational/personal/demographic issues. Results demonstrated that a typical USD School of Medicine student was family medicine oriented, wanted to enter private practice, and viewed his/her calling into medicine as primarily altruistic in nature.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Mt. Marty College, Yankton, SD.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kahler
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Soule
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D009042:Motivation; D012649:Self Concept; D013038:Specialization; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*