I've been asked to locate a study / survey that appeared "recently" that found that physicians are advising their children NOT to go into a healthcare career. The requestor thought "maybe it was in JAMA or the Wall Street Journal"; searches of those websites have been fruitless, and an AltaVista search was no help either... putting in "doctors" or "physicians" and "son(s) or daughter(s) or child(ren)" and "career(s) or profession(s)" is about all I have to work with. I found one article from the Aug 1998 Academic Medicine on the influence of parents on their doctor-children's choice of specialty, but that's not it. Does this ring any bells with anyone? As always, I am very grateful for your help. Julie Stielstra MLS ph 708-763-6472 Director of Library Services fx 708-383-8783 West Suburban Hospital Medical Center Oak Park, IL 60302 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] - personal replies; this one doesn't do listservs! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com