30 men and 12 women in the third year of medical training completed the D-20 version of Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale, the Rokeach Scales for Terminal and Introductory Values, and items on career attitudes and background. Scores suggested these students are congenial to primary-care and patient-oriented medicine.
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