title: Effect of early exposure to family medicine on students' attitudes toward the specialty.
abstract: In the study reported here, the authors examined the influence of clinical experiences of students on their choice of family medicine as a specialty. Attitudes toward family medicine were investigated among 172 first-year and 174 second-year students at the University of Minnesota Medical School--Minneapolis. Neither early exposure to role models in family medicine nor the order in which specialty clerkships were taken had a significant effect on the students' choice of family medicine as a specialty.
authors: Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Allen
authors: M B
authors: MB
authors: Sherman
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Bland
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Fiola
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D002321:Career Choice; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*