C D M H

Project Title:	Personal and Professional Development of Physicians
Principal Investigator:	Donald R. Brown
Co-Investigators:
Contact Person and Information:
Donald R. Brown Psychology, 1250 East Hall (734)-763-0161 donrobro@umich.edu
STUDY AIMS:
To evaluate an innovative medical program from a personality, socialization and developmental perspective by following classes of students from college entrance to ten years post M.D.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INITIAL SAMPLE:
Selection criteria:
All students admitted to the Inteflex Program at the University of Michigan since 1972 plus those who were rejected and therefore entered the college of Literature, Science and the Arts. Also, all the standard medical students over the same period of time.
Sample characteristics:
Gender:		50% male and females in Inteflex sample, 20% females in control sample
Ethnicity:		Overall, 25% minority
Socioeconomic Status:		Low to high

COMPLETED WAVES:
	Wave	Age of Subjects	N:
15 cohorts	1 (after receiving M.D.)	24-25 years old	approx. 300 each cohort
13 cohorts	2 (2 years post M.D.)	26-27 years old
9 cohorts	3 (6 years post M.D.)	30-31 years old
5 cohorts	4 (10 years post M.D.)	34-35 years old
Currently Funded Waves: All waves funded until next year.
Future Planned Waves: Plan to complete current subjects in pipe line now and graduates through 10 years post M.D.

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES:
Young Adulthood Middle Adulthood

MEASURES
Personal:
	Personality:	Student development and personality measures Attitudes towards and use of counseling services Student interests and course evaluations
	Cognitive Compentence:	Academic performance Post graduate appointments Performance in the field
REPRESENTATIVE FINDINGS:
Several findings demonstrated differential development and achievement outcomes by gender.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS:
Hess, T. G., & Brown, D. R. (1977). Actuarial prediction of performance in a six-year ABD-MD program. Journal of Medical Education, 52(1), 68-69.

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