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Women
|
46 (51)
|
|
Median age (years) [IQR]
|
25 [24–25.25]
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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)
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