|
N
|
38
|
70
|
p
|
165
|
189
|
p
|
p
|
p
|
29
|
p
|
|
CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A SPECIALTY
|
|
TIME WITH FAMILY
|
70.3%
|
62.9%
|
NS
|
79.4%
|
64.6%
|
p < 0.009
|
NS
|
NS
|
62.1%
|
p < 0.05
|
|
CONTROLLABLE LIFESTYLE
|
70.3%
|
62.9%
|
NS
|
74.5%
|
63.0%
|
p < 0.002
|
NS
|
NS
|
51.7%
|
p < 0.05
|
|
SPECIALTY DEALING WITH SOCIAL ISSUES
|
27.0%
|
15.7%
|
NS
|
37.8%
|
26.6%
|
p < 0.003
|
0.05
|
NS
|
51.7%
|
p < 0.03
|
|
DAYTIME WORK ONLY
|
29.7%
|
14.3%
|
p < 0.05
|
26.7%
|
18.2%
|
p < 0.05
|
NS
|
NS
|
27.6%
|
NS
|
|
PROCEDURES/SURGERY
|
48.6%
|
51.4%
|
NS
|
38.2%
|
56.4%
|
p < 0.0001
|
NS
|
NS
|
39.3%
|
NS
|
|
HIGH SALARY
|
51.4%
|
48.6%
|
NS
|
39.0%
|
53.2%
|
p < 0.02
|
NS
|
NS
|
34.5%
|
NS
|
|
PRIVATE PRACTICE
|
38.9%
|
40.6%
|
NS
|
31.7%
|
47.1%
|
p < 0.004
|
NS
|
NS
|
24.1%
|
NS
|
|
OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH
|
36.1%
|
45.7%
|
NS
|
29.7%
|
40.2%
|
p < 0.008
|
NS
|
NS
|
58.6%
|
p < 0.04
|
|
BEDSIDE SPECIALTY
|
91.9%
|
90.0%
|
NS
|
90.2%
|
95.7%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
100.0%
|
NS
|
|
WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS
|
67.6%
|
78.6%
|
NS
|
67.7%
|
74.5%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
69.0%
|
NS
|
|
ADVANCING RAPIDLY
|
51.4%
|
65.7%
|
NS
|
55.8%
|
62.2%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
58.6%
|
NS
|
|
SPECIALTY WITH TEAMWORK
|
51.4%
|
45.7%
|
NS
|
51.5%
|
54.5%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
41.4%
|
NS
|
|
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
|
62.2%
|
55.7%
|
NS
|
49.7%
|
56.1%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
51.7%
|
NS
|
|
INFLUENCY OF SPOUSE
|
35.1%
|
35.7%
|
NS
|
38.4%
|
40.2%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
35.7%
|
NS
|
|
SPECIALTY THAT MY COLEAGUES CHOOSE
|
0.0%
|
1.4%
|
NS
|
0.6%
|
1.6%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
0.0%
|
NS
|
|
ACADEMIC FACULTY MEMBER
|
24.3%
|
37.1%
|
NS
|
19.4%
|
24.5%
|
NS
|
NS
|
p < 0.03
|
27.6%
|
NS
|
|
INFLUENCE OF FAMILY
|
10.8%
|
11.8%
|
NS
|
12.2%
|
7.9%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
6.9%
|
NS
|
|
WORK ONLY IN THE COMMUNITY
|
5.4%
|
5.7%
|
NS
|
4.9%
|
2.6%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
3.4%
|
NS
|
|
NARROW RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS
|
0.0%
|
4.3%
|
NS
|
3.0%
|
3.2%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
3.4%
|
NS
|
|
INFLUENCE OF CLASSMATE
|
0.0%
|
2.9%
|
NS
|
0.0%
|
2.1%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
0.0%
|
NS
|
|
CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A RESIDENCY
|
|
FAMILY LIVING LOCATION
|
67.6%
|
62.3%
|
NS
|
83.6%
|
69.8%
|
< 0.003
|
p < 0.03
|
NS
|
55.2%
|
p < 0.03
|
|
SPECIFIC LOCATION
|
51.4%
|
48.6%
|
NS
|
76.8%
|
62.2%
|
p < 0.01
|
p < 0.03
|
NS
|
60.7%
|
NS
|
|
CONTROLLABLE LIFESTYLE
|
67.6%
|
62.9%
|
NS
|
72.0%
|
57.7%
|
p < 0.0002
|
NS
|
NS
|
58.6%
|
NS
|
|
PRE-DETERMINED WORK HOURS
|
54.1%
|
40.0%
|
NS
|
46.1%
|
34.9%
|
p < 0.01
|
NS
|
NS
|
51.7%
|
NS
|
|
INFLUENCE OF FAMILY
|
19.4%
|
22.9%
|
NS
|
47.9%
|
30.7%
|
p < 0.0006
|
p < 0.001
|
NS
|
34.5%
|
NS
|
|
MAKE CLINICAL DECISIONS ON YOUR OWN
|
62.2%
|
58.6%
|
NS
|
46.1%
|
64.6%
|
p < 0.002
|
p < 0.03
|
0.05
|
37.9%
|
p < 0.05
|
|
OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH
|
18.9%
|
31.4%
|
0.02
|
18.8%
|
26.5%
|
p < 0.05
|
NS
|
NS
|
31.0%
|
p < 0.04
|
|
INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE
|
83.8%
|
85.7%
|
NS
|
86.7%
|
78.8%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
79.3%
|
NS
|
|
LEADING DEPARTMENT
|
81.1%
|
87.1%
|
NS
|
74.5%
|
69.3%
|
NS
|
NS
|
p < 0.01
|
79.3%
|
NS
|
|
LARGE HOSPTIAL
|
45.9%
|
65.7%
|
NS
|
51.2%
|
56.4%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
58.6%
|
NS
|
|
MUCH SUPERVISION BY SENIOR PHYSICIANS
|
54.1%
|
35.7%
|
0.05
|
47.3%
|
37.8%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
62.1%
|
p < 0.04
|
|
PHYSICAL CHALLENGE
|
45.9%
|
44.9%
|
NS
|
41.2%
|
45.5%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
27.6%
|
p < 0.04
|
|
MUCH “ACTION”
|
50.0%
|
44.3%
|
NS
|
37.0%
|
44.4%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
20.7%
|
p < 0.05
|
|
TEACHING STUDENTS
|
37.8%
|
61.4%
|
0.008
|
35.4%
|
42.3%
|
NS
|
NS
|
p < 0.0005
|
34.5%
|
NS
|
|
LIMITED WORK HOURS
|
27.0%
|
18.6%
|
NS
|
29.3%
|
19.3%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
24.1%
|
NS
|
|
SHORT RESIDENCY
|
24.3%
|
18.8%
|
NS
|
15.2%
|
12.2%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
17.2%
|
NS
|
|
PRIMARY CARE
|
21.6%
|
21.7%
|
NS
|
16.0%
|
22.2%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
8.0%
|
NS
|
|
MUCH CLINIC TIME
|
8.3%
|
12.9%
|
NS
|
11.5%
|
11.1%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
10.3%
|
NS
|
|
PERIPHERAL HOSPITAL
|
8.1%
|
11.4%
|
NS
|
8.5%
|
9.0%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
6.9%
|
NS
|
|
MANY ON-CALL SHIFTS
|
13.5%
|
20.0%
|
0.04
|
7.9%
|
9.5%
|
NS
|
NS
|
p < 0.02
|
6.9%
|
NS
|
|
Residency in a non-leading department with pleasant working conditions
|
35.1%
|
27.5%
| |
57.6%
|
41.9%
| | | |
37.9%
| |
|
Residency in a leading department with unpleasant working conditions
|
64.9%
|
72.5%
|
NS
|
42.4%
|
58.1%
|
p < 0.01
|
p < 0.01
|
0.05
|
62.1%
|
p < 0.002
|
|
Residency in a hopsital in the periphery in a specialty that interests me
|
91.9%
|
91.4%
| |
90.7%
|
87.2%
| | | |
86.2%
| |
|
Residency in a university hopsital in a specialty that interests me less
|
8.1%
|
8.6%
|
NS
|
9.3%
|
12.8%
|
NS
|
NS
|
NS
|
13.8%
|
NS
|
|
Residency in a specialty that interests me but 2-3 year wait
|
78.4%
|
74.3%
| |
57.8%
|
62.6%
| | | |
71.4%
| |
|
Residency in a specialty that interests me less but residency within a year
|
21.6%
|
25.7%
|
NS
|
42.2%
|
37.4%
|
NS
|
p < 0.05
|
NS
|
28.6%
|
NS
|
