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Table 4 Which of the Following will have a Positive Influence on your Selection of a Residency Program?

From: Medical specialty considerations by medical students early in their clinical experience

Question (Factor)‡

ALL

WOMEN

MEN

 

(n = 229)

(n = 104)

(n = 125)

Good relationships with attendings (3)‡

91.2%

93.9%

89.1%

Good relationships between residents (3)

89.0%

90.9%

87.4%

Interesting and challenging residency

86.8%

82.0%

90.8%

Residency with much resident teaching (3)

82.9%

85.9%

80.5%

Leading department in the specialty (4)

72.6%

72.0%

73.1%

Control over lifestyle (1)

63.9%

71.0%

58.0%§

A specific location within Israel

60.7%

66.0%

56.3%

A large university hospital (4)

57.1%

54.0%

59.7%

Much responsibility/Make clinical decisions on their own (2)

51.6%

45.0%

57.1%§

Working hours known from the start (1)

49.1%

57.6%

42.0%§

A residency with much "action" (2)

42.9%

36.0%

48.7%§

Residency with limited hours (1)

31.5%

39.0%

25.2%*

A residency with few on-calls (1)

29.2%

37.0%

22.7%*

Opportunity to perform research

23.3%

20.0%

26.1%§

Short residency (< 4.5 years) (1)

20.6%

26.0%

16.1%*

Work under pressure (2)

17.4%

16.0%

18.5%

Hospital in the country's periphery (4**)

4.6%

6.1%

3.4%

  1. Values are important/very important answers on a 5 point Likert Scale
  2. vs. women: * p < 0.005, § p < 0.04
  3. ‡ Factors are the result of the factor analysis performed on all the data
  4. ** a reciprocal (negative) member of factor #4