title: High school students' motivations for 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Wagoner
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Bridwell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010820:Physicians; D044465:White People