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Table 3 Students career plans pre and post program

From: Assisting primary care teams and patients in a culturally diverse periphery: impact on medical students’ future career choices

 

Pre-survey

n (%)

Post-survey

n (%)

McNemar-Bowker Test

P

Workplace in the future

    

Hospital

51 (69.9)

38 (52.1)

10.00

0.019*

Community

10 (13.7)

12 (16.4)

Both

12 (16.4)

23 (31.5)

Medical specialization

    

Internal medicine

13 (17.8)

8 (11)

19.67

0.352

Surgery

12 (16.4)

14 (19.2)

Gynecology

8 (11.0)

10 (13.7)

Pediatrics

10 (13.7)

9 (12.3)

Family medicine

5 (6.8)

9 (12.3)

Other

11 (15.1)

12 (16.4)

Not yet decided

14 (19.2)

11 (15.1)

Work area in Israel

    

North

24 (32.9)

23 (31.5)

2.33

0.675

South

1 (1.4)

2 (2.7)

Center

7 (9.6)

11 (15.1)

Not yet decided

41 (56.2)

37 (50.7)

Stay in the Galilee region

    

Yes

17 (23.3)

18 (24.7)

0.422

0.810

No

12 (16.4)

14 (19.2)

Not yet decided

44 (60.3)

41(56.1)

  1. P-values derived from McNemar-Bowker Tests differences in categorical variable proportions; *P < 0.05