Table 5 Characteristics of the selection criteria of students interested in surgical specialties
Surgical | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subspecialties | Others | ENT | Others | Cardiology | Others | |
(n = 72;23%) | (n = 245; 77%) | (n = 71;22%) | (n = 246; 78%) | (n = 84;27%) | (n = 233; 73%) | |
Interesting Specialty | 96% | 90%* | 93% | 90% | 94% | 90% |
Direct Aid to Patients | 83% | 76% | 76% | 78% | 75% | 80% |
Beside Specialty | 63% | 77%* | 64% | 76%* | 80% | 71% |
Long-term Care | 17% | 48%‡ | 28% | 43%* | 35% | 42% |
Direct Patient Care | 42% | 68%‡ | 59% | 63% | 62% | 62% |
Family Time | 62% | 87%‡ | 76% | 82% | 73% | 83% |
Controllable Lifestyle | 65% | 74% | 76% | 70% | 62% | 75%* |
Time to Raise Children | 54% | 79%‡ | 70% | 73% | 62% | 76%* |
Daytime Work Only | 19% | 32%‡ | 21% | 31% | 21% | 32%* |
Work Outside the Hospital | 11% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 11% | 10% |
Immediate Satisfaction | 82% | 44%‡ | 75% | 47%‡ | 56% | 53% |
Performing Procedures | 90% | 35%‡ | 79% | 38%‡ | 53% | 46%* |
Much Action | 58% | 30%‡ | 51% | 33%‡ | 43% | 33%‡ |
Operating Room Time | 79% | 22%‡ | 69% | 29%‡ | 31% | 37% |
Work Only in Hospital | 23% | 18% | 10% | 13% | 24% | 18%* |
Academic Opportunities | 65% | 48%* | 59% | 49% | 66% | 46%* |
Prestigious Specialty§ | 24% | 9%* | 25% | 9%* | 21% | 10%‡ |
Prestigious Specialty** | 17% | 9%* | 21% | 7%* | 15% | 10%‡ |
High Salary | 70% | 44%‡ | 69% | 45%‡ | 49% | 51% |
Experience during Clerkship | 47% | 43% | 51% | 42% | 44% | 44% |
Family Orientation | 20% | 43%‡ | 32% | 39% | 29% | 41% |
On-Calls as an Attending | 42% | 32%* | 41% | 33% | 41% | 32%* |
Medical Administration | 27% | 21% | 31% | 20%* | 29% | 20% |
Private Practice | 68% | 50%‡ | 80% | 47%‡ | 54% | 54% |
Without Long-term Care | 21% | 11%‡ | 21% | 11% | 9% | 15% |