Table 12 Number (%) of applications for specialty training by type of CT1/ST1 medicine programme
| Specialty | 4-yr Apply | 5-yr Apply | Chi-square p | 4-yr Appointed | 5-yr Appointed |
Chi-square p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCS (acute care common stem (acute medicine, anaesthesia, emergency medicine) | 95 (6.1%) | 50 (5.0%) |
2.248 p = .134 | – | – | |
| Anaesthetics | 15 | 0 |
10.11 p = .001 | – | – | |
| Core medicine | 325 (20.7%) | 205 (20.5%) |
.856 p = .355 |
155/325 (47.7%) |
85/205 (41.5%) |
1.711 p = .191 |
| Core psychiatry | 80 (5.2%) | 55 (5.7%) |
.052 p = .819 | – | – | |
| Core surgery | 145 (9.1%) | 100 (9.9%) |
.019 p = .891 |
35/145 (24.1%) |
30/100 (30.0%) |
1.018 p = .313 |
| General Practice | 605 (38.2%) | 395 (39.6%) |
.369 p = .543 |
110/605 (18.5%) |
50/395 (12.7%) |
7.73 p = .005 |
| Paediatrics | 105 (6.7%) | 60 (6.2%) |
.779 p = .377 |
10/105 (9.5%) |
5/60 (8.3%) |
.787 p = .375 |
| O & G (obstetrics and gynaecology) | 50 (3.1%) | 35 (3.6%) |
.189 p = .664 | – | – | |
| Radiology | 50 (3.1%) | 35 (3.4%) |
.027 p = .869 | – | – | |
| Broad-based training | 30 (1.9%) | 20 |
.000 p = .989 | – | – | |
| Ophthalmology | 30 (1.8%) | 15 |
.675 p = .411 | – | – | |
| Histopathology | 25 (1.5%) | 15 |
.386 p = .534 | – | – | |
| Total | 1585 (100%) | 773 (100%) |