Figure 1

Fulfilling-life oriented group. The 6th year medical students and residents who chose one of the specialties in this group as the single most probable specialty or only specialty under consideration showed the highest z-score in the factor of “fulfilling life with job security” compared to other 4 factors, and there was more than 5 (=1 SD) difference between the highest and the lowest scores. The z-score was calculated from the mean of each factor in the specialty, and mean and SD of all valid responses in this survey. The z-score of 50 indicates that the mean of the factor is average of the whole group. The higher the z-score, the more the influence of the factor in choosing the specialty compared to other factors within the specialty or in other specialties.