Question | Career Choice | Not the Choice of Career | Total | P-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Does your medical school have a curriculum that includes neurosurgery? | 0.036 | |||
No | 108(30.3) | 812(36.0) | 920(35.) | |
Yes | 249(69.7) | 1446(64) | 1695(64.) | |
Does your medical school affiliated institute/hospital have a neurosurgery department? | 0.724 | |||
No | 35(9.8) | 253(11.2) | 288(11.0) | |
Yes | 263(73.5) | 1639(72.5) | 1902(72.7) | |
Maybe | 60(16.8) | 368(16.3) | 428(16.3) | |
Is there a neurosurgery training/residency program offered at your institute? | 0.428 | |||
No | 60(16.8) | 372(16.5) | 432(16.5) | |
Yes | 192(53.6) | 1142(50.5) | 1334(51.0) | |
Maybe | 106(29.6) | 746(33.0) | 852(32.5) | |
Have you rotated in neurosurgery? | 0.000 | |||
No | 218(60.9) | 1480(65.5) | 1698(64.8) | |
Yes (As a Medical student) | 100(27.9) | 606(26.8) | 706(27.0) | |
Yes (As an intern/house officer) | 9(2.5) | 109(4.8) | 118(4.5) | |
Yes (As a Medical officer) | 9(2.5) | 23(1.0) | 32(1.2) | |
Yes (As an Elective/Observer student) | 22(6.1) | 43(1.9) | 65(2.5) | |
Does your institute provide opportunities to take part in neurosurgery research? | 0.088 | |||
No | 86(24.0) | 469(20.7) | 555(21.2) | |
Yes | 157(43.9) | 934(41.3) | 1091(41.7) | |
Not Sure | 115(32.1) | 858(37.9) | 973(37.2) | |
Does your institute have a neuroscience or neurosurgery interest group? | 0.007 | |||
No | 154(43.0) | 870(38.5) | 1024(39.1) | |
Yes | 99(27.7) | 535(23.7) | 634(24.2) | |
Maybe | 105(29.3) | 856(37.9) | 961(36.7) |