Table 3 Mean (± SD) scores for factors given by -PF residents (those who did not consider a pulmonary fellowship)
From: Resident interest and factors involved in entering a pediatric pulmonary fellowship
Factor* | 1992 Score | 1992 Rank | 2002 Score | 2002 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I don't enjoy the trach/vent population | 2.0 ± 1.1 | 1 | 1.9 ± 1.3 | 1 |
I want to enter general pediatrics | 1.9 ± 1.2 | 2 | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 2 |
I don't enjoy certain pulmonary patients | 1.6 ± 1.1 | 3 | 1.2 ± 1.1 | 4 |
There are too many chronic patients | 1.5 ± 1.1 | 4 | 1.5 ± 1.1 | 3 |
I want to enter another fellowship | 1.5 ± 1.2 | 4 | 1.2 ± 1.3 | 4 |
I don't know enough about it to decide | 1.5 ± 1.1 | 4 | 1.0 ± 1.1 | 7 |
Not enough pulmonary patient experience | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 7 | 0.6 ± 0.9# | 9 |
I don't enjoy the BPD+ population | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 8 | 1.2 ± 1.1 | 4 |
I don't think pulmonary is very interesting | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 9 | 0.6 ± 0.8 | 9 |
Some of the pulmonary patients scare me | 0.7 ± 0.8 | 10 | 0.8 ± 1.0 | 8 |
I can't afford being a fellow | 0.7 ± 1.1 | 10 | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 12 |
The pulmonologists work too hard | 0.4 ± 0.6 | 12 | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 12 |
I don't enjoy the cystic fibrosis population | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 13 | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 9 |
Too few pulmonary job openings | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 13 | 0.0 ± 0.2# | 17 |
I don't enjoy the asthma population | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 15 | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 12 |
Pulmonologists don't earn enough money | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 15 | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 16 |
Poor experiences with pulmonary faculty | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 15 | 0.3 ± 0.8 | 15 |