title: Presidential Address. When I grow up, I want to be successful like daddy: I just don't want to be a doctor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, MD 21287, USA. bperler@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Perler
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002321:Career Choice; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005550:Foreign Medical Graduates / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008019:Life Style; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D000078329:Workforce