Table 2 Demographic characteristics and professional expectations of participants
Number (%) (n = 90) | |
|---|---|
Women | 46 (51) |
Median age (years) [IQR] | 25 [24–25.25] |
Year of national ranking exam | |
2017 | 48 (53) |
2018 | 42 (47) |
Internship in ID department during medical school | |
Yes | 71 (79) |
No | 19 (21) |
Professional experience abroad before the choice | |
Yes | 27 (30) |
No | 63 (70) |
Final decision to choose ID specialty | |
During medical school | 39 (43) |
After the national ranking exam | 51 (57) |
Hesitation with other specialtiesa | |
Internal medicine and clinical immunology | 31 (34) |
Family medicine | 18 (20) |
Intensive care | 18 (20) |
Nephrology | 17 (19) |
Hematology | 16 (18) |
Hepato-gastro-enterology | 8 (9) |
Cardiology | 7 (8) |
Dermatology | 6 (7) |
Neurology | 6 (7) |
Oncology | 6 (7) |
Interest in the following ID topics | |
Tropical diseases | 61 (68) |
Antimicrobial stewardship | 58 (64) |
Infections in immunocompromised patients | 57 (63) |
HIV and sexually-transmitted infections | 52 (58) |
Emerging infectious diseases | 45 (50) |
Community-acquired infections | 42 (47) |
Humanitarian medicine | 42 (47) |
Travel medicine | 39 (43) |
Health-acquired infections | 26 (29) |
Public health | 17 (19) |
Vaccinations | 14 (16) |
Viral hepatitis | 8 (9) |
Most interesting aspects of physicians’ work | |
Diversity of the tasks | 55 (76) |
Possibility to cure patients | 48 (67) |
Challenging diagnosis | 46 (64) |
Teamwork | 42 (58) |
Patient-physician relationship | 41 (57) |
Teaching and mentoring | 39 (54) |
Scientific and research work | 31 (43) |
Helping vulnerable patients | 30 (42) |
Follow-up of outpatients | 15 (21) |
Prospective future activity | |
Clinical activity | 87 (97) |
Teaching | 50 (56) |
Research | 39 (43) |
Prospective working structure | |
University hospital | 68 (76) |
General hospital | 63 (71) |
Non-governmental organization | 34 (38) |
Research institute | 19 (21) |
Multidisciplinary health clinic | 19 (21) |
Private hospital | 18 (20) |
Governmental organization | 18 (20) |
Public health institute | 8 (9) |
Private surgery | 6 (7) |