Table 2 Specialty preferences among 2nd, 4th, and 5th year medical students from different years of entry during the academic year 2006/2007 at Jordan University of Science and Technology according to gender and level.
From: Factors affecting medical students in formulating their specialty preferences in Jordan
| Â | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 2nd year (n = 109) n (%) | 4th year (n = 88) n (%) | 6th year (n = 83) n (%) | 2nd year (n = 63) n (%) | 4th year (n = 47) n (%) | 6th year (n = 50) n (%) |
Surgery | 70 (64.2) | 48 (54.5) | 28 (33.7) | 16 (25.4) | 4 (8.5) | 4 (8.0) |
Gynecology | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | 11 (17.5) | 10 (21.3) | 14 (28.0) |
Pediatrics | 2 (1.8) | 6 (6.8) | 12 (14.5) | 9 (14.3) | 5 (10.6) | 14 (28.0) |
Internal medicine | 9 (8.3) | 18 (20.5) | 14 (16.9) | 2 (3.2) | 12 (25.5) | 8 (16.0) |
Psychiatry | 1 (0.9) | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.0) |
Orthopedics | 8 (7.3) | 4 (4.5) | 11 (13.3) | 4 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Ophthalmology | 5 (4.6) | 4 (4.5) | 7 (8.4) | 6 (9.5) | 7 (14.9) | 2 (4.0) |
Dermatology | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.4) | 2 (3.2) | 1 (2.1) | 4 (8.0) |
Anesthesia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (7.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Radiology | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.0) |
Ear, nose, and throat | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Public health | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (2.0) |
Family medicine | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Basic science | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.2) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.0) |
Others | 7 (6.4) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.2) | 3 (4.8) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) |