Table 3 Percentages of practising cardiologists whose original choice was for each specified specialty group*
From: Career choices for cardiology: cohort studies of UK medical graduates
Specialty destination: year 10 (1974–96) and year 7 (1999, 2000) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Total | ||||
Career choices | % | n | % | n | % | n |
Year 1 | ||||||
Cardiology untied 1st | 23.2 | 38 | 27.0 | 10 | 23.9 | 48 |
Cardiology tied 1st | 3.0 | 5 | 2.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 6 |
Cardiology 2nd or 3rd | 6.7 | 11 | 2.7 | 1 | 6.0 | 12 |
Any choice for other hospital physician | 56.7 | 93 | 59.5 | 22 | 57.2 | 115 |
All others | 10.4 | 17 | 8.1 | 3 | 10.0 | 20 |
Total | 100.0 | 164 | 100.0 | 37 | 100.0 | 201 |
Year 3 | ||||||
Cardiology untied 1st | 57.7 | 97 | 61.1 | 22 | 58.3 | 119 |
Cardiology tied 1st | 6.5 | 11 | 5.6 | 2 | 6.4 | 13 |
Cardiology 2nd or 3rd | 9.5 | 16 | 5.6 | 2 | 8.8 | 18 |
Any choice for other hospital physician | 22.0 | 37 | 25.0 | 9 | 22.5 | 46 |
All others | 4.2 | 7 | 2.8 | 1 | 3.9 | 8 |
Total | 100.0 | 168 | 100.0 | 36 | 100.0 | 204 |
Year 5 | ||||||
Cardiology untied 1st | 88.5 | 131 | 90.0 | 27 | 88.8 | 158 |
Cardiology tied 1st | 1.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 |
Cardiology 2nd or 3rd | 3.4 | 5 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.4 | 6 |
Any choice for other hospital physician | 5.4 | 8 | 6.7 | 2 | 5.6 | 10 |
All others | 1.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 |
Total | 100.0 | 148 | 100.0 | 30 | 100.0 | 178 |