title: The allocation of house officer posts: a UK survey.
abstract: The methods of allocation of house officer posts at British medical schools were investigated by postal questionnaire. Three categories were found: a free market, a matching process between student and consultant preferences, and the use of in-course assessments, the matching process being the most popular. Many medical schools had changed their method of house officer allocation since 1969, but often with unsatisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: Guy's Student Medical Education Committee, United Medical School of Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Gillard
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Dent
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom