Career Choice
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

How to choose a good scientific problem.

22 Sep 2009 Choosing good problems is essential for being a good scientist. But what is a good problem, and how do you choose one? The subject is not usually discussed explicitly within our profession. Scientists are expected to be smart enough to figure it out ... Read more...

Attitudes, training experiences, and professional expectations of US general surgery residents: a national survey.

21 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: General surgery residency programs are facing multiple pressures, including attracting and retaining residents. Despite the importance of resident perspectives in designing effective responses to these pressures, understanding of residents' ... Read more...

Swiss national MD-PhD-program: an outcome analysis.

17 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: This study aims at a first evaluation of the outcome of the Swiss national MD-PhD program during the last 16 years. METHOD: One hundred and twenty six former and current students in the Swiss national MD-PhD program were surveyed via a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Career Choice'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Jumpstarting academic careers with a novel intern research rotation: the AIMS rotation. 30 Oct 2009
• Carol Greider: unravelling the science of telomeres and telomerase. Interview by Stephen Pincock. 22 Oct 2009
• Lovenox hurts. 18 Oct 2009
• A roadmap for the twilight zone: navigating United States cardiovascular career development for international trainees. 11 Oct 2009
• Are women safer doctors? 8 Oct 2009
• The feminisation of general practice--crisis or business as usual? Oct 2009
• Additional perspectives on causes of educational debt. 29 Sep 2009
• Additional perspectives on causes of educational debt. 29 Sep 2009
• Staying passionate about dietetics. 29 Sep 2009
• Primary care--lifelines and shortages. 29 Sep 2009
• Primary care--lifelines and shortages. 29 Sep 2009
• How to choose a good scientific problem. 22 Sep 2009
• Attitudes, training experiences, and professional expectations of US general surgery residents: a national survey. 21 Sep 2009
• Postgraduate choices of graduates from medical scientist training programs, 2004-2008. 21 Sep 2009
• ACC 2009 survey results and recommendations: Addressing the cardiology workforce crisis A report of the ACC board of trustees workforce task force. 20 Sep 2009
• Swiss national MD-PhD-program: an outcome analysis. 17 Sep 2009
• Iain Cheeseman: a strong attachment to kinetochores. [An interview by Ben Short]. 12 Sep 2009
• Role of international medical graduates in the american college of cardiology. 6 Sep 2009
• Program offers disadvantaged teens a gateway to health and science careers. 31 Aug 2009
• Job security. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Career Choice'

Definition: Selection of a type of occupation or profession.

Descriptor UI: D002321

Alternative terms: Career Choice; Career Choices; Choice, Career; Choices, Career;

Tree Number: F02.463.785.373.346.400;

History Note: 83(75); was see under CHOICE BEHAVIOR 1981-82 & DECISION MAKING 1975-80

Technical Notes: no qualif