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Table 3 Specialty preferences between groups of younger (academic years 1–3) and older students (academic years 4–6)

From: Importance of the big-five in the future medical specialty preference

 

n (%)

Specialty group

Years 1–3

Years 4–6

Together

Surgery

58

(25.6)

50

(27.8)

108

(26.5)

Internal medicine

100

(44.1)

85

(47.2)

185

(45.5)

Public health

21

(9.3)

7

(3.9)

28

(6.9)

Psychiatry

16

(7.0)

13

(7.2)

29

(7.1)

Anesthesiology and emergency medicine

16

(7.0)

10

(5.6)

26

(6.4)

Diagnostics

16

(7.0)

15

(8.3)

31

(7.6)