| Year of study | | | 0.035 |
| 1st year | 50 (34.5%) | 13 (21.3%) | |
| 2nd year | 15 (10.3%) | 11 (18%) | |
| 3rd year | 21 (14.5%) | 13 (21.3%) | |
| 4th year | 13 (9%) | 11 (18%) | |
| 5th year | 46 (31.7%) | 13 (21.3%) | |
| Repeating the academic year | | | 0.526 |
| No | 144 (99.3%) | 60 (98.4%) | |
| Yes | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (1.6%) | |
| Gender | | | 0.635 |
| Male | 59 (40.7%) | 27 (44.3%) | |
| Female | 86 (59.3%) | 34 (55.7%) | |
| Marital status |
| Single | 144 (100%) | 61 (100%) | – |
| Belonging to a medical family | | | 0.742 |
| No | 108 (74.5%) | 46 (76.7%) | |
| Yes | 37 (25.5%) | 14 (23.3%) | |
| Living with parents | | | 0.043 |
| No | 18 (12.4%) | 2 (3.3%) | |
| Yes | 127 (87.6%) | 59 (96.7%) | |
| Reason to be a doctor |
| Vocation and passion for medicine | 115 (79.3%) | 52 (85.2%) | 0.321 |
| Familial pressure | 7 (4.8%) | 4 (6.6%) | 0.614 |
| It’s a business that earns money | 37 (25.5%) | 15 (24.6%) | < 0.001 |
| For the benefits that this profession brings, especially in Lebanon | 45 (31%) | 11 (18%) | 0.056 |
| It’s a liberal job | 77 (53.1%) | 11 (18%) | < 0.001 |
| For the humanitarian side of the profession | 105 (72.4%) | 37 (60.7%) | 0.096 |
| Satisfaction with choice of medical studies |
| Yes | 121 (84%) | 54 (88.5%) | 0.405 |
| Choice of specialty fixed from the beginning |
| Yes | 42 (29%) | 21 (34.4%) | 0.437 |
| Choice of specialty modified during your medical studies |
| Yes | 85 (60.3%) | 39 (63.9%) | 0.625 |
| Choice of specialty | | | 0.594 |
| Medical specialty | 63 (43.4%) | 22 (36.1%) | |
| Surgery | 42 (29%) | 21 (34.4%) | |
| Others | 40 (27.6%) | 18 (29.5%) | |
