title: Factors affecting decisions on practice locations.
abstract: Questionnaires designed to determine the major factors affecting the choice of practice were mailed to 305 graduates of the University of Oklahoma Tulsa Medical College and their spouses. Sixty-eight percent of the physicians responded. The results showed that graduates reared in large communities chose similar-sized communities as practice sites and placed high priority on their spouses' desires. The lack of career opportunities for spouses, especially those with high levels of education, was a critical factor in not selecting small communities as practice sites.
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003657:Decision Making; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008511:Medicine; D009825:Oklahoma; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011153:Population; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011364:Professional Practice; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013038:Specialization; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires