Can Self-declared Personal Values be Used to Identify those with Family Medicine Career Aspirations?
Self-declaration of personal values has been suggested as a means of identifying students with greater predilection for future primary care careers. While statistically significant differences have been demonstrated, absolute differences between those interested in primary care and those interested in specialist careers tend to be small. This study’s objective was to determine whether limited differences can nevertheless be used to identify those with particular interest in primary care.