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Table 3 Residency specialty results. This table represents the number of students reporting their preferred residency specialty (Years 1–3), chosen residency specialty (Year 4), and Match outcome for this cohort. The percentage for each response/result by year is also provided

From: Medical student residency preferences and motivational factors: a longitudinal, single-institution perspective

Residency

Year 1 Response (n = 76)

Year 2 Response (n = 54)

Year 3 Response (n = 31)

Year 4 Response (n = 65)

NRMP Match Outcome (n = 100)

Anesthesiology

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (6.2%)

8 (8.0%)

Child Neurology

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.9%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Dermatology

3 (4.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.1%)

4 (4.0%)

Emergency Medicine

11 (14.5%)

10 (18.5%)

3 (9.7%)

8 (12.3%)

12 (12.0%)

Family Medicine

2 (2.6%)

4 (7.4%)

2 (6.5%)

7 (10.8%)

8 (8.0%)

General Surgery

9 (11.8%)

5 (9.3%)

4 (12.9%)

3 (4.6%)

4 (4.0%)

Internal Medicine

11 (14.5%)

11 (20.4%)

5 (16.1%)

10 (15.4%)

15 (15.0%)

Med-Peds

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Neurosurgery

3 (4.0%)

1 (1.9%)

1 (3.2%)

1 (1.5%)

0 (0.0%)

Neurology

3 (4.0%)

4 (7.4%)

1 (3.2%)

4 (6.2%)

4 (4.0%)

OB/GYN

6 (7.9%)

2 (3.7%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (9.2%)

8 (8.0%)

Ophthalmology

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (2.0%)

Orthopedic Surgery

11 (14.5%)

2 (3.7%)

1 (3.2%)

3 (4.6%)

2 (2.0%)

Otolaryngology

3 (4.0%)

4 (7.4%)

2 (6.5%)

2 (3.1%)

4 (4.0%)

Pathology

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.5%)

0 (0.0%)

Pediatrics

6 (7.9%)

4 (7.4%)

8 (25.8%)

6 (9.2%)

9 (9.0%)

Physical Med & Rehab

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Plastic Surgery

1 (1.3%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (3.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.0%)

Psychiatry

2 (2.6%)

2 (3.7%)

3 (9.7%)

1 (1.5%)

8 (8.0%)

Radiation Oncology

2 (2.6%)

1 (1.9%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Radiology

1 (1.3%)

1 (1.9%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (9.2%)

8 (8.0%)

Urology

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.5%)

3 (3.0%)

Vascular Surgery

2 (2.6%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)