The Demand for Medical Education : A Study of Medical School Applicant Behavior.

Frank A. Sloan

Expert InsightsPublished 1969

An analysis of medical school applicants to provide government planners with policy instruments that may be used to affect production levels of the medical education system. Potential medical students are responsive to recent earnings developments in alternative occupations. Direct medical education cost increases have decreased student interest in medicine, and stipends in Ph.D. fields have lured them away. The government should reappraise its loan and scholarship policies, as well as its manpower objectives in the scientific fields in which its control can influence earnings. The public sector may stimulate demand for medical education by implementing policies, such as health insurance schemes that effect a rise in physician earnings. It is also possible that the supply of medical education has a positive impact on the demand. 40 pp. Ref.

Topics

Document Details

  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web Only
  • Year: 1969
  • Pages: 40
  • Document Number: P-4075

Citation

Chicago Manual of Style

Sloan, Frank A., The Demand for Medical Education : A Study of Medical School Applicant Behavior. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1969. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4075.html.
BibTeX RIS

This publication is part of the RAND paper series. The paper series was a product of RAND from 1948 to 2003 that captured speeches, memorials, and derivative research, usually prepared on authors' own time and meant to be the scholarly or scientific contribution of individual authors to their professional fields. Papers were less formal than reports and did not require rigorous peer review.

This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.