Motivation towards medical career choice and academic performance in Latin American medical students: A cross-sectional study.

INTRODUCTION:Motivation in medical students is positively associated with learning strategies. However, the evidence of a direct relationship between motivation and performance is vague. The objective of this study is to determine if the motivation that pushed students to choose the medical career i...

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Main Authors: J Smith Torres-Roman, Yuridia Cruz-Avila, Karina Suarez-Osorio, Miguel Ángel Arce-Huamaní, Alejandra Menez-Sanchez, Telmo Raúl Aveiro-Róbalo, Christian R Mejia, Eloy F Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6193642?pdf=render