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Table 4 Comparison of factors influencing study pattern between fellowship interest and no fellowship interest

From: Associations between subspecialty fellowship interest and knowledge of internal medicine: A hypothesis-generating study of internal medicine residents

 

FI+

FI-

 
 

None

Some

Large

None

Some

Large

 

Factor

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

P-value*

Need to be competitive

3 (9)

18 (51)

14 (40)

3 (38)

5 (62)

0 (0)

0.03

Need for general knowledge

0 (0)

6 (17)

29 (83)

1 (12)

3 (38)

4 (50)

0.06

Need for exam preparedness

5 (14)

15 (43)

15 (43)

2 (25)

5 (63)

1 (12)

0.33

  1. * Pearson Exact Chi-square test