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Who wants to enroll in health care PhD programs? An analysis of a nationwide graduate destination survey
Author(s) -
Ying-Ju Pan,
Lung-Sheng Lee
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.04.013
Subject(s) - graduate degree , medicine , health care , socioeconomic status , degree (music) , medical education , logistic regression , odds , odds ratio , family medicine , nursing , gerontology , environmental health , population , physics , pathology , acoustics , economics , economic growth
PhD training is important for national human resource development in the era of the "knowledge economy". However, it is not clear what factors are associated with the decision of a master's degree graduate to pursue a PhD degree in health care, including medicine, public health, and nursing. It is postulated that the intention to pursue a PhD degree in health care is associated with a graduate's attributes, academic publication, socioeconomic status, and extent of financial support.

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