Table 1 .

Factors that affect medical student selection of family medicine as a career ² – ¹¹

FACTORS	POSITIVE INFLUENCES	NEUTRAL INFLUENCES	NEGATIVE INFLUENCES
Demographics	Rural background Lower socioeconomic status Lower parental income Lower parental education Older age Demonstrating a societal orientation	Ethnicity Academic background
Medical school	More required FM time in clinical years Programs to increase the number of students entering primary care Schools with high rates of primary care graduates Positive faculty FP role models	Admissions policies Legislative mandates	Negative FM role models Negative attitudes expressed by lecturers or staff Schools with low rates of primary care graduates
Career plans	Intention to study FM at entry to medical school Intention to practise in a rural or disadvantaged area Placing a high value on the physician-patient relationship Placing a high value on intellectual stimulation or challenge Placing a high value on workload flexibility and predictability Placing a high value on the ability to pursue interests not related to work Placing a high value on lifestyle Desiring a varied scope of practice		Expectations of high income Interest in research Interest in an academic career Perception of a lack of prestige Perception of low income potential Perception of low intellectual content Hospital oriented

FM—family medicine.