Table 2 Demographic and professional characteristic of *older and **newer generations of department’s chairmen
From: Chairing the internal medicine department- analysis of current state and future trends in Israel
Old generation n/% | Future generation n/% | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age upon appointment | (18/51) 35% | (10/30) 33% | 0.85 |
Gender (male) | (39/44) 88% | (31/40) 77% | 0.17 |
Academic rank of Lecturer or above upon appointment | (42/51) 82% | (19/29) 65% | 0.08 |
Previous management experience | (12/44) 27% | (15/40) 37% | 0.27 |
Subspecialty | (9/35) 25% | (19/34) 55% | < 0.01 |
Training time abroad | (25/43) 58% | (16/40) 40% | 0.09 |