Table 1 Percentages of doctors who specified each factor as influencing their choice of career ‘a great deal’
From: Career choices for cardiology: cohort studies of UK medical graduates
Year 1 career choice and response | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Factor | Cardiology | Other hospital physician | All other choices |
Domestic circumstances | 13.83**,4** | 22.6 | 27.0 |
Hours/working conditions | 18.63**,4** | 37.5 | 46.5 |
Eventual financial prospects | 14.81** | 9.3 | 13.6 |
Promotion/career prospects | 29.31**,2* | 19.1 | 22.5 |
Self-appraisal | 50.4 | 47.9 | 50.3 |
Advice from others | 18.2 | 15.5 | 16.3 |
Student experience of subject | 45.7 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
Particular teacher/department | 39.51**,2** | 29.4 | 25.2 |
Inclinations before medical school | 8.44** | 8.3 | 17.2 |
Experience of jobs so far | 61.02** | 59.2 | 48.5 |
Enthusiasm/commitment | 71.11* | 63.9 | 72.6 |
Year 3 career choice and response | |||
Factor | Cardiology | Other hospital physician | All other choices |
Domestic circumstances | 10.33*,4** | 20.1 | 27.9 |
Hours/working conditions | 12.23**,4** | 36.7 | 54.4 |
Eventual financial prospects | 16.01* | 8.5 | 15.9 |
Promotion/career prospects | 24.9 | 20.1 | 25.0 |
Self-appraisal | 51.2 | 48.9 | 51.3 |
Advice from others | 19.7 | 16.4 | 17.0 |
Student experience of subject | 28.51* | 20.2 | 26.4 |
Particular teacher/department | 46.22** | 36.5 | 22.5 |
Inclinations before medical school | 6.54* | 7.2 | 15.1 |
Experience of jobs so far | 74.32* | 70.5 | 63.1 |
Enthusiasm/commitment | 70.61* | 57.9 | 64.9 |
Year 5 career choice and response | |||
Factor | Cardiology | Other hospital physician | All other choices |
Domestic circumstances | 10.23**,4** | 31.4 | 44.6 |
Hours/working conditions | 9.53**,4** | 44.1 | 61.4 |
Eventual financial prospects | 18.91**,2* | 7.5 | 13.0 |
Promotion/career prospects | 33.71**,2** | 20.6 | 23.8 |
Self-appraisal | 61.9 | 54.8 | 57.4 |
Advice from others | 19.42* | 15.8 | 13.1 |
Student experience of subject | 29.11* | 20.8 | 23.4 |
Particular teacher/department | 41.42** | 38.4 | 17.3 |
Inclinations before medical school | 7.9 | 6.2 | 12.2 |
Experience of jobs so far | 80.32**,1* | 71.3 | 63.6 |
Enthusiasm/commitment | 88.71**,2** | 77.4 | 73.5 |