Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristic of current chairmen of internal medicine departments and their designated successors
From: Chairing the internal medicine department- analysis of current state and future trends in Israel
Current heads n/% | Designated successors n/% | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age > 50 years upon appointment | (22/65) 34% | (6/16) 37% | 0.8 |
Gender (male) | (58/67) 88% | (11/17)65% | 0.03 |
Academic rank of Lecturer or above upon appointment | (51/64) 80% | (8/16) 50% | < 0.01 |
Previous management experience | (22/67) 33% | (5/17) 29% | 0.7 |
Subspecialty | (40/58) 69% | (7/13) 54% | 0.24 |
Training time abroad | (35/67) 53% | (6/17) 35% | 0.17 |