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Motivation For Medicine: What Factors Influence Men And Women To Enter Physician Assistant School Versus Medical School?, Ross Golla
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Background The purpose of this study was to distinguish what factors were most significant in medical and physician assistant student's decision to enter medicine, in addition to comparing male and female student's motivation. Methods A survey consisting of potential motives or deterrents for entering medicine was given to medical and PA students. Results were analyzed using an independent T-test. Results PA students reported greater significance on the duration of academic and clinical training, the ability to balance work and family, the opportunity to achieve a high income, dealing with malpractice allegations and the need to be on-call as motives for …