PRE-MILITARY | POST-MILITARY | PRE vs POST MILITARY | NO MILITARY | PRE vs NO MILITARY | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 108 | 356 | p | 47 | p |
CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A SPECIALTY a | |||||
ACADEMIC FACULTY MEMBER | 33.0% | 22.1% | p < 0.040 | 47.8% | p < 0.02 |
TIME WITH FAMILY | 19.6% | 31.8% | p < 0.010 | 30.4% | p < 0.05 |
BEDSIDE SPECIALTY | 90.7% | 93.2% | NS | 89.4% | NS |
WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS | 74.8% | 71.3% | NS | 61.7% | NS |
TIME WITH FAMILY (1)b | 65.4% | 71.5% | NS | 60.9% | NS |
CONTROLLABLE LIFESTYLE (1) | 65.1% | 68.4% | NS | 72.3% | NS |
ADVANCING RAPIDLY (2) | 60.7% | 59.2% | NS | 41.8% | NS |
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE | 57.9% | 53.1% | NS | 69.6% | p < 0.01 |
PROCEDURES/SURGERY | 50.9% | 47.9% | NS | 46.8% | NS |
HIGH SALARY | 49.1% | 46.6% | NS | 74.5% | NS |
SPECIALTY WITH TEAMWORK | 47.7% | 53.1% | NS | 46.8% | NS |
OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH (2) | 42.5% | 35.3% | NS | 55.3% | p < 0.03 |
PRIVATE PRACTICE | 40.0% | 39.9% | NS | 42.6% | NS |
INFLUENCE OF SPOUSE | 35.5% | 40.9% | NS | 25.0% | p < 0.04 |
DAYTIME WORK ONLY (1) | 18.9% | 22.2% | NS | 26.7% | NS |
INFLUENCE OF FAMILY | 11.4% | 9.9% | NS | 12.8% | NS |
WORK ONLY IN THE COMMUNITY | 5.6% | 3.7% | NS | 4.3% | NS |
NARROW RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS ©c | 2.8% | 3.1% | NS | 4.3% | NS |
INFLUENCE OF CLASSMATES© | 1.9% | 1.1% | NS | 4.3% | NS |
SPECIALTY THAT MY COLEAGUES CHOOSE© | 0.9% | 1.1% | NS | 0.0% | NS |
CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A RESIDENCY a | |||||
LEADING DEPARTMENT (1)© | 85.0% | 71.8% | p < 0.002 | 83.0% | NS |
TEACHING STUDENTS | 53.3% | 39.1% | p < 0.004 | 59.6% | NS |
OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH | 27.1% | 22.9% | p < 0.040 | 40.4% | p < 0.04 |
MANY ON-CALL SHIFTS | 17.8% | 8.8% | p < 0.008 | 17.0% | NS |
FAMILY LIVING LOCATION | 64.2% | 76.3% | p < 0.006 | 53.2% | NS |
SPECIFIC LOCATION | 49.5% | 69.0% | p < 0.006 | 63.8% | p < 0.05 |
INFLUENCE OF FAMILY | 21.7% | 38.7% | p < 0.020 | 40.4% | p < 0.04 |
INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE (1)© | 85.0% | 82.5% | NS | 83.0% | NS |
CONTROLLABLE LIFESTYLE | 64.5% | 64.3% | NS | 74.5% | p < 0.03 |
MAKE CLINICAL DECISIONS ON YOUR OWN | 59.8% | 55.9% | NS | 46.8% | p < 0.05 |
LARGE HOSPTIAL | 58.9% | 54.1% | NS | 70.2% | NS |
MUCH “ACTION” | 46.2% | 41.0% | NS | 53.2% | NS |
PHYSICAL CHALLENGE | 45.3% | 43.5% | NS | 48.9% | NS |
PRE-DETERMINED WORK HOURS (2) | 44.9% | 40.1% | NS | 42.6% | NS |
MUCH SUPERVISION BY SENIOR PHYSICIANS | 42.1% | 42.2% | NS | 38.3% | NS |
PRIMARY CARE | 21.7% | 19.3% | NS | 19.6% | NS |
LIMITED WORK HOURS | 21.5% | 23.9% | NS | 23.4% | NS |
SHORT RESIDENCY | 20.8% | 13.6% | NS | 17.0% | NS |
MUCH CLINIC TIME (2) | 11.3% | 11.3% | NS | 14.9% | NS |
HOSPITAL IN THE PERIPHERY (3) | 10.3% | 8.8% | NS | 8.5% | NS |
Residency in a non-leading department with pleasant working conditions | 30.2% | 49.7% | 21.7% | ||
Residency in a leading department with unpleasant working conditions | 69.8% | 50.3% | p < 0.010 | 78.3% | NS |
Residency in a hopsital in the periphery in a specialty that interests me | 91.6% | 88.9% | 89.1% | ||
Residency in a university hopsital in a specialty that interests me less | 8.4% | 11.1% | NS | 10.9% | NS |
Residency in a specialty that interests me but 2-3 year wait | 75.7% | 60.3% | 61.7% | ||
Residency in a specialty that interests me less but residency within a year | 24.3% | 39.7% | p < 0.010 | 38.3% | p < 0.03 |