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Choosing a medical specialty – Study of Finnish doctors graduating in 1977–2006

Teppo HeikkiläKuopio University Hospital, Finland; TEPPO HEIKKILÄ works as a part-time physician in the health centre of Leppävirta and as a part-time researcher in the Unit of General Practice in Kuopio University Hospital. He is the chairman of the committee of education at the Finnish Medical Association. He is specializing in public health.Correspondence[email protected]
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Harri HyppöläKuopio University Hospital, Finland; HARRI HYPPÖLÄ is a specialist in both public health and internal medicine. He works as an internist in Kuopio University Hospital. His thesis in 2001 was based on Physician 1998 Study and evaluation of undergraduate medical education in Finland.
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Esko KumpusaloKuopio University Hospital, Finland; ESKO KUMPUSALO is a professor of family medicine in the University of Eastern Finland. He has published a lot of articles on medical education and primary health care.
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Hannu HalilaFinnish Medical Association, Finland; HANNU HALILA is a director of education and research at the Finnish Medical Association and a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology. He is also an adjunct professor of health care administration at the University of Helsinki and ex-president of UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialists).
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Jukka VänskäFinnish Medical Association, Finland; JUKKA VÄNSKÄ is a social scientist. He is a research chief at the Finnish Medical Association. He has published several articles on physicians’ education, employment and working conditions.
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Santero KujalaFinnish Medical Association, Finland; SANTERO KUJALA is a medical counsellor and a former vice chief executive officer of the Finnish Medical Association. He is a specialist in both occupational health and in general practice.
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Irma VirjoUniversity of Tampere, Finland; IRMA O. VIRJO is a specialist in general practice and former professor of general practice at the University of Tampere, retired in 2010. She has for many years been developing medical education on undergraduate and postgraduate level. She has also published several articles on medical education.
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Kari MattilaUniversity of Tampere, Finland; KARI MATTILA is a professor of general practice at the University of Tampere. He is a specialist in both general practice and public health. His special interest is vocational training in primary health care and research on medical education.
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Pages e440-e445 | Published online: 20 Jul 2011

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