Table 2 Students’ reported perceived influence of COBES on choice career specialty and practice location stratified by level of medical training
Variable | Medical year three (n = 79) | Medical year four (n = 55) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Choice of career specialty | (n = 59) | (n = 46) | |
Influences | 32(54.2 %) | 15(32.6 %) | 0.031 |
Does not influence | 23(39.0 %) | 23(50.0 %) | 0.323 |
Uncertain | 4(6.8 %) | 8(17.4 %) | 0.124 |
Missing (n = 29) | (20) | (9) | |
Practice location | (n = 69) | (n = 47) | |
Influences | 48(69.6 %) | 22(46.8 %) | 0.020 |
Does not influence | 18(26.1 %) | 23(49.0 %) | 0.017 |
Uncertain | 3(5.1 %) | 2(4.3 %) | 1.000 |
Missing (n = 18) | (10) | (8) |