Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Career Decision-making of First-Year Medical Students
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- Received October 21, 2020
- Accepted January 19, 2021
- First Published March 12, 2021.
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Author Disclosures
- Rachel Gottlieb-Smith, MD,
- Douglas J. Gelb, MD, PhD,
- Benjamin Becker, MD,
- Braydon Dymm, MD,
- Olivia Gutgsell, MD,
- Namrata Patel, MD and
- Dorene F. Balmer, PhD
- Rachel Gottlieb-Smith, MD,
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(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
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(1) American Academy of Neurology Medical Education Research Training Fellowship (2018-2019)
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- Douglas J. Gelb, MD, PhD,
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(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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- Benjamin Becker, MD,
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- Braydon Dymm, MD,
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- Olivia Gutgsell, MD,
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- Dorene F. Balmer, PhD
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Academic Medicine, Assistant editor, 2020 to present. No compensation
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- 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.
- Correspondence
Dr. Gottlieb-Smith smithgot{at}med.umich.edu
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