Table 3 Responses on what was uninteresting about the study of medicine
From: What is different about medical students interested in non-clinical careers?
Response options | Future career intentions | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical fields | Non-clinical fields | ||
Too much to learn | 357 (25.7%) | 37 (2.7%) | 394 (28.4%) |
Too much to memorize | 313 (22.6%) | 56 (4.0%) | 369 (26.6%) |
Lack of diverse perspectives | 212 (15.3%) | 37 (2.6%) | 249 (17.9%) |
Lack of personal life | 208 (15.0%) | 14 (1.0%) | 222 (16.0%) |
Rigid assessments | 91 (6.6%) | 18 (1.3%) | 109 (7.9%) |
Lack of educational facilities | 20 (1.4%) | 5 (0.4%) | 25 (1.8%) |
Others | 16 (1.1%) | 4 (0.3%) | 20 (1.4%) |
Total | 1,217 (87.7%) | 171 (12.3%) | 1,388 (100.0%) |