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Table 2 First choice top three specialty (NDTP categories) at follow-up intern survey by first choice specialty at baseline survey

From: Factors influencing specialty choice and the effect of recall bias on findings from Irish medical graduates: a cross-sectional, longitudinal study

 

Follow –up intern specialty choice

GP

Surgery

Medicine

Total

Baseline final med specialty choice

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

GP

17 (71)

3 (12)

4 (17)

24 (100)

Surgery

2 (5)

37 (86)

4 (9)

43 (100)

Medicine

7 (9)

7 (9)

61 (81)

75 (100)

Total

26 (18)

47 (33)

69 (49)

142 (100)

  1. KEY: GP General Practice
  2. Italics = same choice at both timepoints
  3. ‘Undecided’ or ‘unknown’ at either timepoint excluded
  4. Specialty category at follow-up intern survey (n > 20) only