title: The declining interest in surgical careers, the primary care mirage, and concerns about contemporary undergraduate surgical education.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Polk
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States