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Table 4 Postgraduate specialties junior doctors (n = 15) were interested in pursuing during study period (multiple specialties possible per participant)

From: Specialist training aspirations of junior doctors in Sierra Leone: a qualitative follow-up study

Postgraduate specialty

Number

Gender

(%)

M = male; F = female

Public Healtha

7 (47%)

M = 4; F = 3

Internal medicineb

4 (20%)

M = 3; F = 1

Obstetrics & Gynaecologyc

3 (13%)

M = 2; F = 1

Radiologyc

3 (13%)

M = 2; F = 1

Family medicineb

2 (13%)

F = 2

General surgeryc

2 (13%)

M = 2

Infectious diseaseb

2 (13%)

M = 1; F = 1

Community Healthb

1 (7%)

F = 1

Accident & Emergencyd

1 (7%)

M = 1

Laboratory medicineb

1 (7%)

M = 1

Psychiatryb

1 (7%)

M = 1

Paediatricsb

1 (7%)

F = 1

  1. aIncludes courses in Public Health, Tropical Health, or International Health. These are typically 1 year Master programmes
  2. bSpecialty falls under the West African College of Physicians (WACP) [12]
  3. cSpecialty falls under the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) [13]
  4. dThis specialty is not recognized in WACP or WACS [12, 13]