title: General surgery as a career: a contemporary review of factors central to medical student specialty choice.
authors.affiliation: Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Neal R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Barshes
authors.forename: Ashley K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Vavra
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: F Charles
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Brunicardi
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goss
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sweeney
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003710:Demography; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D013043:Specialties, Surgical; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data