Table 3 Relation between career choice reasons and stage of study
Carrier choice reasons | Total | Preclinical Group | Clinical Group | χ 2 test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | n | % | n | % | n | p | |
altruism (intrinsic motivations) | 77.8 | 561 | 81.6 | 283 | 74.3 | 278 | ns. |
extrinsic motivations | |||||||
gaining a degree | 53.5 | 386 | 54.2 | 188 | 52.9 | 198 | ns. |
earnings potential | 18.4 | 133 | 22.5 | 78 | 14.7 | 55 | 0.01 |
work abroad | 32.6 | 265 | 36.3 | 126 | 29.1 | 109 | 0.04 |
ease of getting a job | 44.8 | 323 | 46.1 | 160 | 43.6 | 163 | ns. |
professional prestige | 39.5 | 285 | 39.2 | 136 | 39.8 | 149 | ns. |
other | |||||||
doctoral parents | 11.7 | 84 | 12.4 | 43 | 11.0 | 41 | ns. |
attractiveness of student life | 24.5 | 177 | 29.1 | 101 | 20.3 | 76 | 0.01 |
illness or death of close relative | 13.5 | 97 | 15.0 | 52 | 12.0 | 45 | ns. |
admission subjects | 27.2 | 196 | 22.8 | 79 | 31.3 | 117 | 0.01 |
positive medical example | 85 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 46 | 10.4 | 39 | ns. |
negative medical example | 10.0 | 72 | 10.4 | 36 | 9.6 | 36 | ns. |