Career changes in medicine: Part II

Abstract

We have known for some time that fewer medical students and internal medicine residents are deciding on careers in primary care. As we try to transform primary care into a desirable career choice, we need to know more about when students and residents make their decisions and why they choose primary care (or why they do not). An article in this issue by West and colleagues helps fill this important gap and allows us to follow the career preferences of a large cohort of residents in each of the 3 years of residency