Table 1 Summary of survey response, by year of study

First Choice

 ABSN

9 (20.9%)

18 (22.2%)

27 (21.8%)

 NP

7 (16.3%)

7 (8.6%)

14 (11.3%)

 PA

16 (37.2%)

17 (21.0%)

33 (26.6%)

 Pharmacy

5 (11.6%)

22 (27.2%)

27 (21.8%)

 DPT

6 (14.0%)

17 (21.0%)

23 (18.5%)

 Missing

3

5

8

First Choice Similar to MD? (PA or NP)

 No

20 (46.5%)

57 (70.4%)

77 (62.1%)

 Yes

23 (53.5%)

24 (29.6%)

47 (37.9%)

 Missing

3

5

8

Second Choice

 ABSN

11 (25.6%)

11 (13.6%)

22 (17.7%)

 NP

14 (32.6%)

23 (28.4%)

37 (29.8%)

 PA

9 (20.9%)

10 (12.3%)

19 (15.3%)

 Pharmacy

5 (11.6%)

17 (21.0%)

22 (17.7%)

 DPT

4 (9.3%)

20 (24.7%)

24 (19.4%)

 Missing

3

5

8

Third Choice

 ABSN

12 (27.9%)

16 (19.8%)

28 (22.6%)

 NP

8 (18.6%)

15 (18.5%)

23 (18.5%)

 PA

9 (20.9%)

15 (18.5%)

24 (19.4%)

 Pharmacy

9 (20.9%)

20 (24.7%)

29 (23.4%)

 DPT

5 (11.6%)

15 (18.5%)

20 (16.1%)

 Missing

3

5

8

Fourth Choice

 ABSN

7 (16.3%)

17 (21.0%)

24 (19.4%)

 NP

9 (20.9%)

18 (22.2%)

27 (21.8%)

 PA

5 (11.6%)

25 (30.9%)

30 (24.2%)

 Pharmacy

8 (18.6%)

9 (11.1%)

17 (13.7%)

 DPT

14 (32.6%)

12 (14.8%)

26 (21.0%)

 Missing

3

5

8

Fifth Choice

 ABSN

4 (9.3%)

19 (23.5%)

23 (18.5%)

 NP

5 (11.6%)

18 (22.2%)

23 (18.5%)

 PA

4 (9.3%)

14 (17.3%)

18 (14.5%)

 Pharmacy

16 (37.2%)

13 (16.0%)

29 (23.4%)

 DPT

14 (32.6%)

17 (21.0%)

31 (25.0%)

 Missing

3

5

8

Reason

 I am most interested in the types of patients this profession deals

 with (for ex, physical therapy = musculoskeletal patients)

2 (4.5%)

1 (1.2%)

3 (2.4%)

 I have very little exposure to this profession

13 (29.5%)

23 (27.7%)

36 (28.3%)

 This profession seems most different to what I do

7 (15.9%)

35 (42.2%)

42 (33.1%)

 This profession seems most similar to mine and I want to learn

 more about the differences

22 (50.0%)

24 (28.9%)

46 (36.2%)

 Missing

2

3

5