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August 2021; 11 (4) Research

Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Career Decision-making of First-Year Medical Students

Why Neurology (or Not)?

View ORCID ProfileRachel Gottlieb-Smith, Douglas J. Gelb, Benjamin Becker, Braydon Dymm, Olivia Gutgsell, Namrata Patel, Dorene F. Balmer
First published March 12, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001071
Rachel Gottlieb-Smith
Department of Pediatrics (RG-S, NP), and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan (DJG, BB, BD, OG), Ann Arbor; and Department of Pediatrics (DFB), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Douglas J. Gelb
Department of Pediatrics (RG-S, NP), and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan (DJG, BB, BD, OG), Ann Arbor; and Department of Pediatrics (DFB), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Benjamin Becker
Department of Pediatrics (RG-S, NP), and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan (DJG, BB, BD, OG), Ann Arbor; and Department of Pediatrics (DFB), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Braydon Dymm
Department of Pediatrics (RG-S, NP), and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan (DJG, BB, BD, OG), Ann Arbor; and Department of Pediatrics (DFB), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Olivia Gutgsell
Department of Pediatrics (RG-S, NP), and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan (DJG, BB, BD, OG), Ann Arbor; and Department of Pediatrics (DFB), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Namrata Patel
Department of Pediatrics (RG-S, NP), and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan (DJG, BB, BD, OG), Ann Arbor; and Department of Pediatrics (DFB), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Dorene F. Balmer
Department of Pediatrics (RG-S, NP), and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan (DJG, BB, BD, OG), Ann Arbor; and Department of Pediatrics (DFB), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Career Decision-making of First-Year Medical Students
Why Neurology (or Not)?
Rachel Gottlieb-Smith, Douglas J. Gelb, Benjamin Becker, Braydon Dymm, Olivia Gutgsell, Namrata Patel, Dorene F. Balmer
Neurol Clin Pract Aug 2021, 11 (4) e387-e396; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001071

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vol. 11 no. 4 e387-e396
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001071

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
2163-0402
Online ISSN: 
2163-0933
History: 
  • Received October 21, 2020
  • Accepted January 19, 2021
  • First Published March 12, 2021.

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    1. Rachel Gottlieb-Smith, MD,
    2. Douglas J. Gelb, MD, PhD,
    3. Benjamin Becker, MD,
    4. Braydon Dymm, MD,
    5. Olivia Gutgsell, MD,
    6. Namrata Patel, MD and
    7. Dorene F. Balmer, PhD
  1. Rachel Gottlieb-Smith, MD,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. (1) Neurology Resident and Fellow section, Resident editor, 2016-2019 (2) Journal of Graduate Medical Education, Resident editor, 2017-2018 (3) Journal of Graduate Medical Education, Associate editor, 2018-present

    Patents:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. (1) American Academy of Neurology Medical Education Research Training Fellowship (2018-2019)

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    1. NONE

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  3. Douglas J. Gelb, MD, PhD,
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    1. (1) Introduction to Clinical Neurology, 5th edition, Oxford University Press, 2016 (2) The detailed neurologic examination in adults, UpToDate, 2001 and annually since (3) Hypothyroidism, MedLink Neurology, 1993 and annually since

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  5. Benjamin Becker, MD,
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  7. Braydon Dymm, MD,
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

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  9. Olivia Gutgsell, MD,
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    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  11. Namrata Patel, MD and
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  13. Dorene F. Balmer, PhD
  14. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    Editorial Boards:
    1. Academic Medicine, Assistant editor, 2020 to present. No compensation

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  1. Department of Pediatrics (RG-S, NP), and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan (DJG, BB, BD, OG), Ann Arbor; and Department of Pediatrics (DFB), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Gottlieb-Smith smithgot{at}med.umich.edu
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