From: Profiling recent medical graduates planning to pursue surgery, anesthesia and obstetrics in Brazil
Characteristic | Preference for SAO vs Other Specialties RR (95% CI) | Pearson’s P | Level of significance |
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Sociodemographic Factors | |||
Gender Male | 1.358 (1.204–1.533) | < 0.000 | ** |
Race White | 0.914 (0.816–1.024) | 0.117 | |
Family Income > 10x minimum wage | 0.920 (0.851–0.995) | 0.029 | |
Parent Edu Level beyond High School | 0.934 (0.810–1.078) | 0.32 | |
Other MD in family | 0.945 (0.910–0.980) | 0.005 | * |
Educational Experiences | |||
Public med school | 0.921 (0.726–1.169) | 0.481 | |
Took a year or less of a preparatory course for Medical School Entrance Exam | 0.957 (0.905–1.011) | 0.102 | |
Enrollment via Entrance Exam | 0.943 (0.896–0.992) | 0.028 | |
Participation in extracurriculars | 1.310 (0.899–1.908) | 0.105 | |
Volunteer work | 1.043 (1.000–1.088) | 0.047 | |
> 70% of clinical years spent in practical activities | 0.862 (0.862–0.899) | < 0.000 | ** |
Practical teaching of small/minor surgeries | 0.933 (0.672–1.296) | 0.664 | |
> =4 births on OBGYN with professor supervision | 1.070 (0.964–1.188) | 0.199 | |
Work Preferences | |||
Prefer to work in hospital | 3.000 (2.309–3.897) | < 0.000 | ** |
Prefer public practice | 0.959 (0.834–1.103) | 0.547 | |
Prefer flexible work day | 0.889 (0.808–0.978) | 0.023 | |
Desire CME opportunities | 1.057 (1.007–1.110) | 0.021 | |
Value interpersonal relations, human contact | 0.883 (0.767–0.905) | < 0.000 | ** |
Value the prestige/status | 1.262 (1.139–1.399) | 0.001 | ** |
Value the interdisciplinary team | 0.918 (0.884–0.955) | < 0.000 | ** |
Value the (social) responsibility | 1.242 (1.170–1.319) | < 0.000 | ** |
Value substantial earning potential | 1.234 (1.168–1.304) | < 0.000 | ** |
Value liberty of action, professional autonomy | 1.031 (0.905–1.174) | 0.637 |